{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16(10)"],"submitter":["Vujic A"],"pubmed_abstract":["Two new species groups within the <i>avidus-nigritarsis</i> lineage of the hoverfly genus <i>Merodon</i> Meigen are here defined and assessed, i.e., the <i>Merodon caudatus</i> and <i>Merodon ottomanus</i> groups. Within the <i>M. caudatus</i> group, two species are recognised:<i>Merodon caudatus</i> Sack and a new species, <i>Merodon crispotarsus</i> sp. nov. Within the <i>M. ottomanus</i> group, an extensive examination of material from different collections revealed the presence of four new species, <i>Merodon auriolus</i> sp. nov., <i>Merodon paeninsula</i> sp. nov., <i>Merodon projectus</i> sp. nov., and <i>Merodon rostrum</i> sp. nov., apart from <i>Merodon ottomanus</i> Hurkmans. The genetic characterisation of species from the <i>M. ottomanus</i> group was performed through Maximum"],"journal":["Insects"],"pagination":["1009"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12563486"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Deja Vu in &lt;i&gt;Merodon&lt;/i&gt; Taxonomy (Diptera: Syrphidae): Unveiling Hidden Species Inside &lt;i&gt;Merodon caudatus&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;M. ottomanus&lt;/i&gt; Taxa."],"pmcid":["PMC12563486"],"pubmed_authors":["Acanski J","Andric A","Vujic A","Kocis Tubic N","Radenkovic S","Perez-Banon C","Djan M","Ricarte A","Rojo S","Tot T","Likov L"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Deja Vu in &lt;i&gt;Merodon&lt;/i&gt; Taxonomy (Diptera: Syrphidae): Unveiling Hidden Species Inside &lt;i&gt;Merodon caudatus&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;M. ottomanus&lt;/i&gt; Taxa.","description":"Two new species groups within the <i>avidus-nigritarsis</i> lineage of the hoverfly genus <i>Merodon</i> Meigen are here defined and assessed, i.e., the <i>Merodon caudatus</i> and <i>Merodon ottomanus</i> groups. Within the <i>M. caudatus</i> group, two species are recognised:<i>Merodon caudatus</i> Sack and a new species, <i>Merodon crispotarsus</i> sp. nov. Within the <i>M. ottomanus</i> group, an extensive examination of material from different collections revealed the presence of four new species, <i>Merodon auriolus</i> sp. nov., <i>Merodon paeninsula</i> sp. nov., <i>Merodon projectus</i> sp. nov., and <i>Merodon rostrum</i> sp. nov., apart from <i>Merodon ottomanus</i> Hurkmans. The genetic characterisation of species from the <i>M. ottomanus</i> group was performed through Maximum","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Sep","modification":"2026-05-14T03:22:15.332Z","creation":"2026-05-14T03:12:52.651Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12563486","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41148878"],"doi":["10.3390/insects16101009"]}}