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Merodon
Merodon is a large genus of bee–like hoverflies. The majority of the species are centered on the Mediterranean and it is the second largest hoverfly genus in Europe with more than 50 European species. It is distributed over the Palaearctic and Afrotropic ecozones, with most European species occurring in Southern and Eastern Europe. The centre of distribution of this genus appears to be Turkey, where about 65 species have been recorded. Some species occur in Africa...
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Albimerodon
subgenusAlbimerodon
Avidumerodon
subgenusAvidumerodon
Auremerodon
subgenusAuremerodon
Natamerodon
subgenusNatamerodon
Desutumerodon
subgenusDesutumerodon
Merodon crymensis
speciesMerodon crymensis
Merodon apimimus
speciesMerodon apimimus
Merodon germari
speciesMerodon germari
Merodon altinosus
speciesMerodon altinosus
Merodon quadrinotata
speciesMerodon quadrinotata
Merodon hikmeti
speciesMerodon hikmeti
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 194787.