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Merodon avidus (Rossi 1790)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Merodon avidus (Rossi 1790)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Systema Dipterorum in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Merodon avidus
Species recognized by wikipedia NL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia SV, France Species List, Germany Species List, Spain Species List, Sweden Species List, and NCBI
Merodon avidus (Rossi 1790)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Merodon bicolor
Species recognized by NCBI
Merodon italicus
Species recognized by Serbia Species List and NCBI
Merodon moenium
Species recognized by NCBI
Merodon nigritarsis
Species recognized by Spain Species List and NCBI
Merodon (Merodon) avidus (Rossi 1790)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Merodon (Merodon) nigritarsis Rondani 1845
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Merodon avidus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz and Global Biotic Interactions
Merodon avidus (Rossi 1790)
Species recognized by GBIF data coverage
Merodon avidus (Rossi 1790) Rossi 1790
Species recognized by TreatmentBank
Merodon bicolor
Species recognized by Barcode of Life Data Systems
Merodon moenium
Species recognized by iNaturalist data coverage
Merodon moenium Wiedemann 1822
Species recognized by iNaturalist
Merodon nigritarsis
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz and Global Biotic Interactions

Alternative Names

Merodon aurifer Loew 1862
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Systema Dipterorum in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Merodon bicolor Gil Collado 1930
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Systema Dipterorum in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Merodon graecus Walker 1852
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Systema Dipterorum in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Merodon italicus Rondani 1845
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Systema Dipterorum in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Merodon moenium Wiedemann 1822
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Systema Dipterorum in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Merodon nigritarsis Rondani 1845
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Systema Dipterorum in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Merodon quadrilineatus Lioy 1864
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Systema Dipterorum in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Merodon rufitibius Rondani 1845
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Systema Dipterorum in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Merodon viaticus Fabricius 1805
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Systema Dipterorum in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Syrphus spinipes Fabricius 1794
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Systema Dipterorum in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Merodon aurifer
Synonym according to NCBI
Merodon aurifer Loew 1862
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Merodon bicolor Gil Collado 1930
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Merodon graecus Walker 1852
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Merodon italicus Rondani 1845
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Merodon moenium Wiedemann 1822
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Merodon nigritarsis Rondani 1845
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Merodon quadrilineatus Lioy 1864
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Merodon rufitibius Rondani 1845
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Merodon viaticus Fabricius 1805
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Syrphus spinipes Fabricius 1794
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Merodon aurifer Loew 1862
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Merodon bicolor Gil Collado 1930
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Merodon graecus Walker 1852
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Merodon moenium Meigen & Wiedemann 1822
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Merodon nigritarsis Rondani 1845
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Merodon quadrilineatus Lioy 1864
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Merodon rufitibius Rondani 1845
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Merodon viaticus Fabricius 1805
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Syrphus avidus Rossi 1790
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Syrphus spinipes Fabricius 1794
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

There are no common names associated with this taxon.

Curated hierarchies for Merodon avidus (Rossi 1790)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Diptera
Brachycera
Cyclorrhapha
Syrphidae
Merodon
Merodon avidus (Rossi 1790) (this page)
Merodon aberrans Egger 1860
Merodon alagoezicus Paramonov 1925
Merodon albifasciatus Macquart 1842
Merodon albifrons Meigen 1822
Merodon albonigrum Vujic, Radenkovic & Simic 1996
Merodon alexeji Paramonov 1925
Merodon altinosus Hurkmans 1993
Merodon ambiguus Bradescu 1986
Merodon anathema Paramonov 1927
Merodon ankylogaster Hurkmans 1993
Merodon annulatus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon antonioi Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon apimimus Hull 1944
Merodon arrasus Becker 1921
Merodon arundanus Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon aureotibia Hurkmans 1993
Merodon aureus Fabricius 1805
Merodon auripilus Meigen 1830
Merodon auronitens Hurkmans 1993
Merodon bessarabicus Paramonov 1924
Merodon biarcuata Curran 1939
Merodon brevis Paramonov 1925
Merodon cabanerensis Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon caerulescens Loew 1869
Merodon calcarata (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon chalybeatus Sack 1913
Merodon cinereus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon clavipes (Fabricius 1781)
Merodon clunipes Sack 1913
Merodon constans (Rossi 1794)
Merodon crassicornis Sack 1913
Merodon crassifemoris Paramonov 1925
Merodon cupreus Hurkmans 1993
Merodon dichopticus Stackelberg 1968
Merodon dobrogensis Bradescu 1982
Merodon edentulus Macquart 1855
Merodon elegans Hurkmans 1993
Merodon eques (Fabricius 1805)
Merodon equestris (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon escorialensis Strobl 1909
Merodon femoratoides Paramonov 1925
Merodon femoratus Sack 1913
Merodon festae (Bezzi 1924)
Merodon flaviventris (Sack 1932)
Merodon flavus Sack 1913
Merodon funestus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon gudaurensis Portschinsky 1877
Merodon hikmeti Hurkmans & Hayat 1997
Merodon hirsutus Sack 1913
Merodon hirta (Sack 1932)
Merodon hurkmansi Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon hypochrysos Hurkmans 1993
Merodon isperensis Hurkmans 1993
Merodon kaloceros Hurkmans 1993
Merodon karadaghensis Zimina 1989
Merodon kawamurae Matsumura 1916
Merodon kiritshenkoi (Stackelberg 1960)
Merodon legionensis Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon loewi Goot 1964
Merodon longicornis Sack 1913
Merodon longispina Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon macquarti (Loew 1862)
Merodon marginicornis Hurkmans 1993
Merodon mariae Hurkmans 1993
Merodon melota (Seguy 1941)
Merodon monticola Villeneuve 1924
Merodon multifasciatus Curran 1939
Merodon murinus Sack 1913
Merodon nitidifrons Hurkmans 1993
Merodon ottomanus Hurkmans 1993
Merodon papillus Vujic, Perez-Banon & Radenkovic 2007
Merodon persicus Hurkmans 1993
Merodon portschinskyi (Stackelberg 1924)
Merodon pruni (Rossi 1790)
Merodon quadrinotata (Sack 1931)
Merodon quercetorum Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon ruficornis Meigen 1822
Merodon rufimaculatum Huo, Ren & Zheng 2007
Merodon rufipes Sack 1913
Merodon satdagensis Hurkmans 1993
Merodon schachti Hurkmans 1993
Merodon serrulatus Wiedemann 1822
Merodon setosus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon sophron Hurkmans 1993
Merodon spinitarsis Paramonov 1929
Merodon stevensoni Curran 1939
Merodon stukei Hauser 1997
Merodon submetallicus Rondani 1857
Merodon syriacus Paramonov 1929
Merodon tangerensis Hurkmans 1993
Merodon taniniensis Hurkmans 1993
Merodon tener Sack 1913
Merodon teruelensis (Goot 1966)
Merodon testaceoides Hurkmans 1993
Merodon testaceus Sack 1913
Merodon trebevicensis Strobl 1900
Merodon trizona (Szilady 1940)
Merodon unicolor Strobl 1909
Merodon velox Loew 1869
Merodon xanthipous Hurkmans 1993
50 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Syrphidae
Eristalinae
Merodontini
Merodon
Merodon
Merodon (Merodon) avidus (Rossi 1790) (this page)
Merodon (Merodon) aberrans Egger 1860
Merodon (Merodon) abruzzensis (Goot 1969)
Merodon (Merodon) aeneus Meigen
Merodon (Merodon) alagoezicus Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) albifasciatus Macquart 1842
Merodon (Merodon) albifrons Meigen 1822
Merodon (Merodon) anathema Paramonov 1927
Merodon (Merodon) apimima Hull 1944
Merodon (Merodon) armipes Rondani 1843
Merodon (Merodon) arrasus Becker 1921
Merodon (Merodon) aureus Fabricius 1805
Merodon (Merodon) auripes Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) auripilus Meigen 1830
Merodon (Merodon) batumicus Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) bessarabicus Paramonov 1924
Merodon (Merodon) bombiformis Hull 1944
Merodon (Merodon) brevis Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) caerulescens Loew 1869
Merodon (Merodon) calcaratus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon (Merodon) caucasicus Portschinsky 1877
Merodon (Merodon) caudatus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) chalybeatus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) chalybeus Meigen & Wiedemann 1822
Merodon (Merodon) cinereus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon (Merodon) clavipes (Fabricius 1781)
Merodon (Merodon) clunipes Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) constans (Rossi 1794)
Merodon (Merodon) crassicornis Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) crassifemoris Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) crassipes (Schrank 1781)
Merodon (Merodon) crymensis Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) cuthbertsoni Curran 1939
Merodon (Merodon) dobrogensis Brǎdescu 1982
Merodon (Merodon) dzhalitae Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) edentulus Macquart 1855
Merodon (Merodon) eques (Fabricius 1805)
Merodon (Merodon) equestris (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon (Merodon) erivanicus Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) escalerai Gil Collado 1929
Merodon (Merodon) femoratoides Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) femoratus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) flaviventris (Sack 1932)
Merodon (Merodon) flavus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) funestus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon (Merodon) gudaurensis Portschinsky 1877
Merodon (Merodon) haemorrhoidalis Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) hamifer Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) hirsutus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) hirtus (Sack 1932)
Merodon (Merodon) inermis Macquart 1834
Merodon (Merodon) kawamurae Matsumura 1916
Merodon (Merodon) kiritshenkoi (Stackelberg 1960)
Merodon (Merodon) loewi Goot 1964
Merodon (Merodon) maroccanus Gil Collado 1929
Merodon (Merodon) melanocerus Bezzi 1915
Merodon (Merodon) melota (Séguy 1941)
Merodon (Merodon) monticola Villeneuve 1924
Merodon (Merodon) multifasciatus Curran 1939
Merodon (Merodon) murinus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) nana (Sack 1931)
Merodon (Merodon) nasicus (Bezzi 1915)
Merodon (Merodon) natans (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon (Merodon) nigritarsis Rondani 1845
Merodon (Merodon) obscuritarsis Strobl 1909
Merodon (Merodon) parietum Meigen & Wiedemann 1822
Merodon (Merodon) planiceps Loew 1862
Merodon (Merodon) planifacies Bezzi 1915
Merodon (Merodon) portschinskyi (Stackelberg 1924)
Merodon (Merodon) pruni (Rossi 1790)
Merodon (Merodon) pumilus Macquart 1849
Merodon (Merodon) quadrinotata (Sack 1931)
Merodon (Merodon) ruficornis Meigen 1822
Merodon (Merodon) rufipes Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) serrulatus Meigen & Wiedemann 1822
Merodon (Merodon) spinitarsis Paramonov 1929
Merodon (Merodon) stevensoni Curran 1939
Merodon (Merodon) syriacus Paramonov 1929
Merodon (Merodon) tarsatus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) teruelensis (Goot 1966)
Merodon (Merodon) testaceus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) trebevicensis Strobl 1900
Merodon (Merodon) trizona (Szilády 1940)
Merodon (Merodon) turkestanicus Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) unguicornis Strobl 1909
Merodon (Merodon) velox Loew 1869

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Syrphidae
Eristalinae
Merodontini
Merodon
Merodon
Merodon (Merodon) nigritarsis Rondani 1845 (this page)
Merodon (Merodon) aberrans Egger 1860
Merodon (Merodon) abruzzensis (Goot 1969)
Merodon (Merodon) aeneus Meigen
Merodon (Merodon) alagoezicus Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) albifasciatus Macquart 1842
Merodon (Merodon) albifrons Meigen 1822
Merodon (Merodon) anathema Paramonov 1927
Merodon (Merodon) apimima Hull 1944
Merodon (Merodon) armipes Rondani 1843
Merodon (Merodon) arrasus Becker 1921
Merodon (Merodon) aureus Fabricius 1805
Merodon (Merodon) auripes Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) auripilus Meigen 1830
Merodon (Merodon) avidus (Rossi 1790)
Merodon (Merodon) batumicus Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) bessarabicus Paramonov 1924
Merodon (Merodon) bombiformis Hull 1944
Merodon (Merodon) brevis Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) caerulescens Loew 1869
Merodon (Merodon) calcaratus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon (Merodon) caucasicus Portschinsky 1877
Merodon (Merodon) caudatus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) chalybeatus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) chalybeus Meigen & Wiedemann 1822
Merodon (Merodon) cinereus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon (Merodon) clavipes (Fabricius 1781)
Merodon (Merodon) clunipes Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) constans (Rossi 1794)
Merodon (Merodon) crassicornis Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) crassifemoris Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) crassipes (Schrank 1781)
Merodon (Merodon) crymensis Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) cuthbertsoni Curran 1939
Merodon (Merodon) dobrogensis Brǎdescu 1982
Merodon (Merodon) dzhalitae Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) edentulus Macquart 1855
Merodon (Merodon) eques (Fabricius 1805)
Merodon (Merodon) equestris (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon (Merodon) erivanicus Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) escalerai Gil Collado 1929
Merodon (Merodon) femoratoides Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) femoratus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) flaviventris (Sack 1932)
Merodon (Merodon) flavus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) funestus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon (Merodon) gudaurensis Portschinsky 1877
Merodon (Merodon) haemorrhoidalis Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) hamifer Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) hirsutus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) hirtus (Sack 1932)
Merodon (Merodon) inermis Macquart 1834
Merodon (Merodon) kawamurae Matsumura 1916
Merodon (Merodon) kiritshenkoi (Stackelberg 1960)
Merodon (Merodon) loewi Goot 1964
Merodon (Merodon) maroccanus Gil Collado 1929
Merodon (Merodon) melanocerus Bezzi 1915
Merodon (Merodon) melota (Séguy 1941)
Merodon (Merodon) monticola Villeneuve 1924
Merodon (Merodon) multifasciatus Curran 1939
Merodon (Merodon) murinus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) nana (Sack 1931)
Merodon (Merodon) nasicus (Bezzi 1915)
Merodon (Merodon) natans (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon (Merodon) obscuritarsis Strobl 1909
Merodon (Merodon) parietum Meigen & Wiedemann 1822
Merodon (Merodon) planiceps Loew 1862
Merodon (Merodon) planifacies Bezzi 1915
Merodon (Merodon) portschinskyi (Stackelberg 1924)
Merodon (Merodon) pruni (Rossi 1790)
Merodon (Merodon) pumilus Macquart 1849
Merodon (Merodon) quadrinotata (Sack 1931)
Merodon (Merodon) ruficornis Meigen 1822
Merodon (Merodon) rufipes Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) serrulatus Meigen & Wiedemann 1822
Merodon (Merodon) spinitarsis Paramonov 1929
Merodon (Merodon) stevensoni Curran 1939
Merodon (Merodon) syriacus Paramonov 1929
Merodon (Merodon) tarsatus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) teruelensis (Goot 1966)
Merodon (Merodon) testaceus Sack 1913
Merodon (Merodon) trebevicensis Strobl 1900
Merodon (Merodon) trizona (Szilády 1940)
Merodon (Merodon) turkestanicus Paramonov 1926
Merodon (Merodon) unguicornis Strobl 1909
Merodon (Merodon) velox Loew 1869

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Diptera
Brachycera
Cyclorrhapha
Syrphidae
Merodon
Merodon avidus (Rossi 1790) (this page)
Merodon aberrans Egger 1860
Merodon alagoezicus Paramonov 1925
Merodon albifasciatus Macquart 1842
Merodon albifrons Meigen 1822
Merodon albonigrum Vujic, Radenkovic & Simic 1996
Merodon alexeji Paramonov 1925
Merodon altinosus Hurkmans 1993
Merodon ambiguus Bradescu 1986
Merodon anathema Paramonov 1927
Merodon ankylogaster Hurkmans 1993
Merodon annulatus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon antonioi Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon apimimus Hull 1944
Merodon arrasus Becker 1921
Merodon arundanus Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon aureotibia Hurkmans 1993
Merodon aureus Fabricius 1805
Merodon auripilus Meigen 1830
Merodon auronitens Hurkmans 1993
Merodon bessarabicus Paramonov 1924
Merodon biarcuata Curran 1939
Merodon brevis Paramonov 1925
Merodon cabanerensis Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon caerulescens Loew 1869
Merodon calcarata (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon chalybeatus Sack 1913
Merodon cinereus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon clavipes (Fabricius 1781)
Merodon clunipes Sack 1913
Merodon constans (Rossi 1794)
Merodon crassicornis Sack 1913
Merodon crassifemoris Paramonov 1925
Merodon cupreus Hurkmans 1993
Merodon dichopticus Stackelberg 1968
Merodon dobrogensis Bradescu 1982
Merodon edentulus Macquart 1855
Merodon elegans Hurkmans 1993
Merodon eques (Fabricius 1805)
Merodon equestris (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon escorialensis Strobl 1909
Merodon femoratoides Paramonov 1925
Merodon femoratus Sack 1913
Merodon festae (Bezzi 1924)
Merodon flaviventris (Sack 1932)
Merodon flavus Sack 1913
Merodon funestus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon gudaurensis Portschinsky 1877
Merodon hikmeti Hurkmans & Hayat 1997
Merodon hirsutus Sack 1913
Merodon hirta (Sack 1932)
Merodon hurkmansi Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon hypochrysos Hurkmans 1993
Merodon isperensis Hurkmans 1993
Merodon kaloceros Hurkmans 1993
Merodon karadaghensis Zimina 1989
Merodon kawamurae Matsumura 1916
Merodon kiritshenkoi (Stackelberg 1960)
Merodon legionensis Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon loewi Goot 1964
Merodon longicornis Sack 1913
Merodon longispina Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon macquarti (Loew 1862)
Merodon marginicornis Hurkmans 1993
Merodon mariae Hurkmans 1993
Merodon melota (Seguy 1941)
Merodon monticola Villeneuve 1924
Merodon multifasciatus Curran 1939
Merodon murinus Sack 1913
Merodon nitidifrons Hurkmans 1993
Merodon ottomanus Hurkmans 1993
Merodon papillus Vujic, Perez-Banon & Radenkovic 2007
Merodon persicus Hurkmans 1993
Merodon portschinskyi (Stackelberg 1924)
Merodon pruni (Rossi 1790)
Merodon quadrinotata (Sack 1931)
Merodon quercetorum Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon ruficornis Meigen 1822
Merodon rufimaculatum Huo, Ren & Zheng 2007
Merodon rufipes Sack 1913
Merodon satdagensis Hurkmans 1993
Merodon schachti Hurkmans 1993
Merodon serrulatus Wiedemann 1822
Merodon setosus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon sophron Hurkmans 1993
Merodon spinitarsis Paramonov 1929
Merodon stevensoni Curran 1939
Merodon stukei Hauser 1997
Merodon submetallicus Rondani 1857
Merodon syriacus Paramonov 1929
Merodon tangerensis Hurkmans 1993
Merodon taniniensis Hurkmans 1993
Merodon tener Sack 1913
Merodon teruelensis (Goot 1966)
Merodon testaceoides Hurkmans 1993
Merodon testaceus Sack 1913
Merodon trebevicensis Strobl 1900
Merodon trizona (Szilady 1940)
Merodon unicolor Strobl 1909
Merodon velox Loew 1869
Merodon xanthipous Hurkmans 1993
50 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Syrphidae
Merodon Meigen 1803
Merodon avidus (Rossi 1790) (this page)
Merodon aberrans Egger 1860
Merodon alagoezicus Paramonov 1925
Merodon albifasciatus Macquart 1842
Merodon albonigrum Vujic, Radenkovic & Simic 1996
Merodon altinosus Hurkmans 1993
Merodon anathema Paramonov 1927
Merodon ankylogaster Hurkmans 1993
Merodon antonioi Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon armipes Rondani 1843
Merodon arundanus Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon atratus (Oldenberg 1919)
Merodon aureotibia Hurkmans 1993
Merodon aureus Fabricius 1805
Merodon auripes Sack 1913
Merodon auripilus Meigen 1830
Merodon auronitens Hurkmans 1993
Merodon batumicus Paramonov 1926
Merodon bequaerti Hurkmans 1993
Merodon bessarabicus Paramonov 1924
Merodon biarcuata Curran 1939
Merodon brevis Paramonov 1925
Merodon cabanerensis Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon calcarata (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon caucasicus Portsch. 1877
Merodon caudatus Sack 1913
Merodon chalybeatus Sack 1913
Merodon chalybeus Wiedemann 1822
Merodon cinereus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon clunipes Sack 1913
Merodon constans Wiedemann 1822
Merodon crassifemoris Paramonov 1925
Merodon crypticus Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon cupreus Hurkmans 1993
Merodon dichopticus Stackelberg 1968
Merodon edentulus Macquart 1855
Merodon elegans Hurkmans 1993
Merodon eques (Fabricius 1805)
Merodon escalerai Gil Collado 1929
Merodon escorialensis Strobl 1909
Merodon femoratoides Paramonov 1925
Merodon femoratus Sack 1913
Merodon flaviventris (Sack 1932)
Merodon flavus Sack 1913
Merodon funestus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon gudaurensis Portschinsky 1877
Merodon haemorrhoidalis Sack 1913
Merodon hamifer Sack 1913
Merodon hayati Hurkmans 1997
Merodon hirsutus Sack 1913
Merodon hurkmansi Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon inermis Macquart 1834
Merodon isperensis Hurkmans 1993
Merodon kaloceros Hurkmans 1993
Merodon karadaghensis Zimina 1989
Merodon kawamurae Matsumura 1916
Merodon loewi Goot 1964
Merodon luteihumerus Marcos-Garcia, Vujic & Mengual 2007
Merodon marginicornis Hurkmans 1993
Merodon mariae Hurkmans 1993
Merodon melanocerus Bezzi 1915
Merodon melota (Seguy 1941)
Merodon minutus Strobl 1893
Merodon monticola Villeneuve 1924
Merodon multifasciatus Curran 1939
Merodon nasicus (Bezzi 1915)
Merodon natans (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon neolydicus
Merodon nitidifrons Hurkmans 1993
Merodon oidipous Hurkmans 1993
Merodon persicus Hurkmans 1993
Merodon planifacies Bezzi 1915
Merodon pruni (Rossi 1790)
Merodon ruficornis Meigen 1822
Merodon rufipes Sack 1913
Merodon rufus (Macquart 1835)
Merodon schachti Hurkmans 1993
Merodon serrulatus Wiedemann 1822
Merodon setosus (Fabricius 1794)
Merodon sophron Hurkmans 1993
Merodon spinitarsis Paramonov 1929
Merodon splendens Hurkmans 1993
Merodon stevensoni Curran 1939
Merodon strobli Bradescu 1986
Merodon submetallicus Rondani 1857
Merodon syriacus Paramonov 1929
Merodon tangerensis Hurkmans 1993
Merodon taniniensis Hurkmans 1993
Merodon tarsatus Sack 1913
Merodon tener Sack 1913
Merodon teruelensis (Goot 1966)
Merodon testaceus Sack 1913
Merodon tricinctus Sack 1913
Merodon turkestanicus Paramonov 1926
Merodon unguicornis Strobl 1909
Merodon unicolor Strobl 1909
Merodon vandergooti Hurkmans 1993
Merodon varius Rondani 1845
Merodon velox Loew 1869
Merodon warnckei Hurkmans 1993
Merodon xanthipous Hurkmans 1993
61 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Diptera
Brachycera
Muscomorpha
Eremoneura
Cyclorrhapha
Aschiza
Syrphoidea
Syrphidae
Eristalinae
Merodontini
Merodon
Merodon italicus (this page)
Merodon aberrans
Merodon albifasciatus
Merodon albifrons
Merodon ambiguus
Merodon andriotes
Merodon antonioi
Merodon armipes
Merodon arundanus
Merodon atratus
Merodon aureus
Merodon auripes
Merodon avidus
Merodon balkanicus
Merodon bessarabicus
Merodon bicolor
Merodon cabanerensis
Merodon caerulescens
Merodon capensis
Merodon chalybeatus
Merodon chalybeus
Merodon cinereus
Merodon clavipes
Merodon clunipes
Merodon commutabilis
Merodon confusus
Merodon constans
Merodon desuturinus
Merodon distinctus
Merodon dobrogensis
Merodon drakonis
Merodon elegans
Merodon eques
Merodon equestris
Merodon erivanicus
Merodon erymanthius
Merodon euri
Merodon femoratoides
Merodon fulcratus
Merodon funestus
Merodon geniculatus
Merodon hamifer
Merodon hoplitis
Merodon ibericus
Merodon kopensis
Merodon latifemoris
Merodon legionensis
Merodon loewi
Merodon longicornis
Merodon luteihumerus
Merodon luteofasciatus
Merodon luteomaculatus
Merodon mariae
Merodon megavidus
Merodon melanocerus
Merodon minutus
Merodon moenium
Merodon nanus
Merodon natans
Merodon naxius
Merodon neofasciatus
Merodon neonanus
Merodon nigritarsis
Merodon obscuritarsis
Merodon ottomanus
Merodon papillus
Merodon peloponnesius
Merodon planifacies
Merodon pruni
Merodon pulveris
Merodon puniceus
Merodon quercetorum
Merodon rasicus
Merodon ruficornis
Merodon rufus
Merodon sapphous
Merodon segetum
Merodon serrulatus
Merodon spinitarsis
Merodon telmateia
Merodon teruelensis
Merodon testaceus
Merodon trebevicensis
Merodon trochantericus
Merodon unguicornis
Merodon unicolor
Merodon velox
Merodon virgatus
Merodon vladimiri
unclassified Merodon

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Diptera
Brachycera
Muscomorpha
Eremoneura
Cyclorrhapha
Aschiza
Syrphoidea
Syrphidae
Eristalinae
Merodontini
Merodon
Merodon moenium (this page)
Merodon aberrans
Merodon albifasciatus
Merodon albifrons
Merodon ambiguus
Merodon andriotes
Merodon antonioi
Merodon armipes
Merodon arundanus
Merodon atratus
Merodon aureus
Merodon auripes
Merodon avidus
Merodon balkanicus
Merodon bessarabicus
Merodon bicolor
Merodon cabanerensis
Merodon caerulescens
Merodon capensis
Merodon chalybeatus
Merodon chalybeus
Merodon cinereus
Merodon clavipes
Merodon clunipes
Merodon commutabilis
Merodon confusus
Merodon constans
Merodon desuturinus
Merodon distinctus
Merodon dobrogensis
Merodon drakonis
Merodon elegans
Merodon eques
Merodon equestris
Merodon erivanicus
Merodon erymanthius
Merodon euri
Merodon femoratoides
Merodon fulcratus
Merodon funestus
Merodon geniculatus
Merodon hamifer
Merodon hoplitis
Merodon ibericus
Merodon italicus
Merodon kopensis
Merodon latifemoris
Merodon legionensis
Merodon loewi
Merodon longicornis
Merodon luteihumerus
Merodon luteofasciatus
Merodon luteomaculatus
Merodon mariae
Merodon megavidus
Merodon melanocerus
Merodon minutus
Merodon nanus
Merodon natans
Merodon naxius
Merodon neofasciatus
Merodon neonanus
Merodon nigritarsis
Merodon obscuritarsis
Merodon ottomanus
Merodon papillus
Merodon peloponnesius
Merodon planifacies
Merodon pruni
Merodon pulveris
Merodon puniceus
Merodon quercetorum
Merodon rasicus
Merodon ruficornis
Merodon rufus
Merodon sapphous
Merodon segetum
Merodon serrulatus
Merodon spinitarsis
Merodon telmateia
Merodon teruelensis
Merodon testaceus
Merodon trebevicensis
Merodon trochantericus
Merodon unguicornis
Merodon unicolor
Merodon velox
Merodon virgatus
Merodon vladimiri
unclassified Merodon

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Diptera
Brachycera
Muscomorpha
Eremoneura
Cyclorrhapha
Aschiza
Syrphoidea
Syrphidae
Eristalinae
Merodontini
Merodon
Merodon nigritarsis (this page)
Merodon aberrans
Merodon albifasciatus
Merodon albifrons
Merodon ambiguus
Merodon andriotes
Merodon antonioi
Merodon armipes
Merodon arundanus
Merodon atratus
Merodon aureus
Merodon auripes
Merodon avidus
Merodon balkanicus
Merodon bessarabicus
Merodon bicolor
Merodon cabanerensis
Merodon caerulescens
Merodon capensis
Merodon chalybeatus
Merodon chalybeus
Merodon cinereus
Merodon clavipes
Merodon clunipes
Merodon commutabilis
Merodon confusus
Merodon constans
Merodon desuturinus
Merodon distinctus
Merodon dobrogensis
Merodon drakonis
Merodon elegans
Merodon eques
Merodon equestris
Merodon erivanicus
Merodon erymanthius
Merodon euri
Merodon femoratoides
Merodon fulcratus
Merodon funestus
Merodon geniculatus
Merodon hamifer
Merodon hoplitis
Merodon ibericus
Merodon italicus
Merodon kopensis
Merodon latifemoris
Merodon legionensis
Merodon loewi
Merodon longicornis
Merodon luteihumerus
Merodon luteofasciatus
Merodon luteomaculatus
Merodon mariae
Merodon megavidus
Merodon melanocerus
Merodon minutus
Merodon moenium
Merodon nanus
Merodon natans
Merodon naxius
Merodon neofasciatus
Merodon neonanus
Merodon obscuritarsis
Merodon ottomanus
Merodon papillus
Merodon peloponnesius
Merodon planifacies
Merodon pruni
Merodon pulveris
Merodon puniceus
Merodon quercetorum
Merodon rasicus
Merodon ruficornis
Merodon rufus
Merodon sapphous
Merodon segetum
Merodon serrulatus
Merodon spinitarsis
Merodon telmateia
Merodon teruelensis
Merodon testaceus
Merodon trebevicensis
Merodon trochantericus
Merodon unguicornis
Merodon unicolor
Merodon velox
Merodon virgatus
Merodon vladimiri
unclassified Merodon

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Diptera
Brachycera
Muscomorpha
Eremoneura
Cyclorrhapha
Aschiza
Syrphoidea
Syrphidae
Eristalinae
Merodontini
Merodon
Merodon avidus (this page)
Merodon aberrans
Merodon albifasciatus
Merodon albifrons
Merodon ambiguus
Merodon andriotes
Merodon antonioi
Merodon armipes
Merodon arundanus
Merodon atratus
Merodon aureus
Merodon auripes
Merodon balkanicus
Merodon bessarabicus
Merodon bicolor
Merodon cabanerensis
Merodon caerulescens
Merodon capensis
Merodon chalybeatus
Merodon chalybeus
Merodon cinereus
Merodon clavipes
Merodon clunipes
Merodon commutabilis
Merodon confusus
Merodon constans
Merodon desuturinus
Merodon distinctus
Merodon dobrogensis
Merodon drakonis
Merodon elegans
Merodon eques
Merodon equestris
Merodon erivanicus
Merodon erymanthius
Merodon euri
Merodon femoratoides
Merodon fulcratus
Merodon funestus
Merodon geniculatus
Merodon hamifer
Merodon hoplitis
Merodon ibericus
Merodon italicus
Merodon kopensis
Merodon latifemoris
Merodon legionensis
Merodon loewi
Merodon longicornis
Merodon luteihumerus
Merodon luteofasciatus
Merodon luteomaculatus
Merodon mariae
Merodon megavidus
Merodon melanocerus
Merodon minutus
Merodon moenium
Merodon nanus
Merodon natans
Merodon naxius
Merodon neofasciatus
Merodon neonanus
Merodon nigritarsis
Merodon obscuritarsis
Merodon ottomanus
Merodon papillus
Merodon peloponnesius
Merodon planifacies
Merodon pruni
Merodon pulveris
Merodon puniceus
Merodon quercetorum
Merodon rasicus
Merodon ruficornis
Merodon rufus
Merodon sapphous
Merodon segetum
Merodon serrulatus
Merodon spinitarsis
Merodon telmateia
Merodon teruelensis
Merodon testaceus
Merodon trebevicensis
Merodon trochantericus
Merodon unguicornis
Merodon unicolor
Merodon velox
Merodon virgatus
Merodon vladimiri
unclassified Merodon

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Diptera
Brachycera
Muscomorpha
Eremoneura
Cyclorrhapha
Aschiza
Syrphoidea
Syrphidae
Eristalinae
Merodontini
Merodon
Merodon bicolor (this page)
Merodon aberrans
Merodon albifasciatus
Merodon albifrons
Merodon ambiguus
Merodon andriotes
Merodon antonioi
Merodon armipes
Merodon arundanus
Merodon atratus
Merodon aureus
Merodon auripes
Merodon avidus
Merodon balkanicus
Merodon bessarabicus
Merodon cabanerensis
Merodon caerulescens
Merodon capensis
Merodon chalybeatus
Merodon chalybeus
Merodon cinereus
Merodon clavipes
Merodon clunipes
Merodon commutabilis
Merodon confusus
Merodon constans
Merodon desuturinus
Merodon distinctus
Merodon dobrogensis
Merodon drakonis
Merodon elegans
Merodon eques
Merodon equestris
Merodon erivanicus
Merodon erymanthius
Merodon euri
Merodon femoratoides
Merodon fulcratus
Merodon funestus
Merodon geniculatus
Merodon hamifer
Merodon hoplitis
Merodon ibericus
Merodon italicus
Merodon kopensis
Merodon latifemoris
Merodon legionensis
Merodon loewi
Merodon longicornis
Merodon luteihumerus
Merodon luteofasciatus
Merodon luteomaculatus
Merodon mariae
Merodon megavidus
Merodon melanocerus
Merodon minutus
Merodon moenium
Merodon nanus
Merodon natans
Merodon naxius
Merodon neofasciatus
Merodon neonanus
Merodon nigritarsis
Merodon obscuritarsis
Merodon ottomanus
Merodon papillus
Merodon peloponnesius
Merodon planifacies
Merodon pruni
Merodon pulveris
Merodon puniceus
Merodon quercetorum
Merodon rasicus
Merodon ruficornis
Merodon rufus
Merodon sapphous
Merodon segetum
Merodon serrulatus
Merodon spinitarsis
Merodon telmateia
Merodon teruelensis
Merodon testaceus
Merodon trebevicensis
Merodon trochantericus
Merodon unguicornis
Merodon unicolor
Merodon velox
Merodon virgatus
Merodon vladimiri
unclassified Merodon

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Diptera
Brachycera
Eremoneura
Cyclorrhapha
Aschiza
Syrphoidea
Syrphidae
Eristalinae
Eumerini
Merodon
Merodon avidus (this page)
Merodon aberrans
Merodon abruzzensis
Merodon aeneus
Merodon alagoezicus
Merodon alagolzicus
Merodon albifrons
Merodon albonigrum
Merodon alexeji
Merodon altinosus
Merodon ambiguus
Merodon ankylogaster
Merodon annulatus
Merodon antonioi
Merodon armipes
Merodon arundanus
Merodon aureotibia
Merodon aureus
Merodon auripes
Merodon auripilus
Merodon auronitens
Merodon bequaerti
Merodon bessarabicus
Merodon cabanerensis
Merodon caerulescens
Merodon caucasicus
Merodon chalybeatus
Merodon chalybeus
Merodon cinereus
Merodon clavipes
Merodon clunipes
Merodon constans
Merodon crassifemoris
Merodon crymensis
Merodon crypticus
Merodon cupreus
Merodon dobrogensis
Merodon dzhalitae
Merodon elegans
Merodon eques
Merodon erivanicus
Merodon escalerai
Merodon escorialensis
Merodon femoratoides
Merodon femoratus
Merodon flavus
Merodon funestus
Merodon haemorrhoidalis
Merodon hamifer
Merodon hayati
Merodon hikmeti
Merodon hurkmansi
Merodon hypochrysos
Merodon isperensis
Merodon kaloceras
Merodon kaloceros
Merodon karadaghensis
Merodon legionensis
Merodon loewi
Merodon longicornis
Merodon longispina
Merodon lucasi
Merodon lunatus
Merodon luteihumerus
Merodon marginicornis
Merodon mariae
Merodon minutus
Merodon natans
Merodon nigritarsis
Merodon nitidifrons
Merodon oidipous
Merodon ottomanus
Merodon papillus
Merodon parietum
Merodon persicus
Merodon planiceps
Merodon pruni
Merodon quercetorum
Merodon ruficornis
Merodon rufimaculatum
Merodon rufipes
Merodon rufus
Merodon sapphous
Merodon satdagensis
Merodon schachti
Merodon sophron
Merodon strobli
Merodon stukei
Merodon tangerensis
Merodon taniniensis
Merodon telmateia
Merodon tener
Merodon teruelensis
Merodon testaceoides
Merodon toscanus
Merodon tricinctus
Merodon unguicornis
Merodon vandergooti
Merodon velox
Merodon warnckei
Merodon xanthipous
67 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Diptera
Brachycera
Eremoneura
Cyclorrhapha
Aschiza
Syrphoidea
Syrphidae
Eristalinae
Eumerini
Merodon
Merodon nigritarsis (this page)
Merodon aberrans
Merodon abruzzensis
Merodon aeneus
Merodon alagoezicus
Merodon alagolzicus
Merodon albifrons
Merodon albonigrum
Merodon alexeji
Merodon altinosus
Merodon ambiguus
Merodon ankylogaster
Merodon annulatus
Merodon antonioi
Merodon armipes
Merodon arundanus
Merodon aureotibia
Merodon aureus
Merodon auripes
Merodon auripilus
Merodon auronitens
Merodon avidus
Merodon bequaerti
Merodon bessarabicus
Merodon cabanerensis
Merodon caerulescens
Merodon caucasicus
Merodon chalybeatus
Merodon chalybeus
Merodon cinereus
Merodon clavipes
Merodon clunipes
Merodon constans
Merodon crassifemoris
Merodon crymensis
Merodon crypticus
Merodon cupreus
Merodon dobrogensis
Merodon dzhalitae
Merodon elegans
Merodon eques
Merodon erivanicus
Merodon escalerai
Merodon escorialensis
Merodon femoratoides
Merodon femoratus
Merodon flavus
Merodon funestus
Merodon haemorrhoidalis
Merodon hamifer
Merodon hayati
Merodon hikmeti
Merodon hurkmansi
Merodon hypochrysos
Merodon isperensis
Merodon kaloceras
Merodon kaloceros
Merodon karadaghensis
Merodon legionensis
Merodon loewi
Merodon longicornis
Merodon longispina
Merodon lucasi
Merodon lunatus
Merodon luteihumerus
Merodon marginicornis
Merodon mariae
Merodon minutus
Merodon natans
Merodon nitidifrons
Merodon oidipous
Merodon ottomanus
Merodon papillus
Merodon parietum
Merodon persicus
Merodon planiceps
Merodon pruni
Merodon quercetorum
Merodon ruficornis
Merodon rufimaculatum
Merodon rufipes
Merodon rufus
Merodon sapphous
Merodon satdagensis
Merodon schachti
Merodon sophron
Merodon strobli
Merodon stukei
Merodon tangerensis
Merodon taniniensis
Merodon telmateia
Merodon tener
Merodon teruelensis
Merodon testaceoides
Merodon toscanus
Merodon tricinctus
Merodon unguicornis
Merodon vandergooti
Merodon velox
Merodon warnckei
Merodon xanthipous
67 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.
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