| dc.contributor.author | Bellingan, T. |
| dc.contributor.author | Midgley, J. |
| dc.contributor.author | Goergen, G. |
| dc.contributor.author | Jordaens, K. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-13T10:01:23Z |
| dc.date.available | 2021-10-13T10:01:23Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Bellingan, T., Midgley, J., Goergen, G. & Jordaens, K. (2021). Notes on the Afrotropical hover fly genus Meromacroides Curran (Syrphidae, Eristalinae). African Invertebrates, 62(2), 383-397. |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1681-5556 |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7270 |
| dc.description.abstract | The African endemic hover fly Meromacroides meromacriformis (Bezzi, 1915) (Syrphidae, Eristalinae) was described more than a century ago and its monotypic status established in 1927, but subsequent collections and publications are rare. Only the male has been described and nothing is known about its biology. We re-describe the male, including geographic variation, describe the female for the first time and provide the first DNA barcodes for the species. Despite the large range and observed variations, there is insufficient evidence to describe additional taxa in the genus. Biological observations are presented, which may shed some insight into this rare and enigmatic hover fly, whose known distribution now spans the Afrotropical Region. |
| dc.description.sponsorship | JRS Biodiversity Foundation |
| dc.format.extent | 383-397 |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Africa |
| dc.subject | Dna |
| dc.subject | Morphology |
| dc.subject | Taxonomy |
| dc.subject | Syrphidae |
| dc.title | Notes on the Afrotropical hover fly genus Meromacroides Curran (Syrphidae, Eristalinae) |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Albany Museum, South Africa |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Rhodes University |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | KwaZulu-Natal Museum |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Royal Museum for Central Africa, Belgium |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | Central Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| cg.coverage.hub | Headquarters and Western Africa Hub |
| cg.researchtheme | Plant Production and Health |
| cg.identifier.bibtexciteid | BELLINGAN:2021 |
| cg.isijournal | ISI Journal |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and developing country institute |
| cg.iitasubject | Agronomy |
| cg.iitasubject | Disease Control |
| cg.iitasubject | Food Security |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Breeding |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Diseases |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Ecology |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Health |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Production |
| cg.journal | African Invertebrates |
| cg.notes | Open Access Article; Published online: 15 Jul 2021 |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Open Access |
| cg.reviewstatus | Peer Review |
| cg.usagerightslicense | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0) |
| cg.targetaudience | Scientists |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.62.68360 |
| cg.iitaauthor.identifier | Georg Goergen: 0000-0003-4496-0495 |
| cg.futureupdate.required | No |
| cg.identifier.issue | 2 |
| cg.identifier.volume | 62 |
| cg.contributor.acknowledgements | We would like to thank N Wyatt and A H Kirk-Spriggs (NHMUK) for their assistance during the authors’ visits to the collection and L Njoroge (NMK) and D Grimaldi (AMNH) for information and making material available for study; Simon van Noort and Aisha Mayekiso (SAMC) are also thanked for their assistance with the authors’ visit to the collection. We also thank Menno Reemer and Marc De Meyer for their valuable comments towards improving the manuscript. This project was financed through the JRS Biodiversity Foundation projects 60512 and 60868 PINDIP (Pollinator Information Network for two-winged insects (Diptera); www.pindip.org), Belspo-NRF joint network project DIPTATEACH (Diptera Museum collections as a source for Taxonomic research and Teaching activities) and DIPoDIP (Diversity of Pollinating Diptera in South African biodiversity hotspots) which is financed by the Directorategeneral Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid through the Framework agreement with KMMA. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife are thanked and acknowledged for issuing the permits to conduct this work: Permit No. OP 29/2020. |
