title: Three new species of the Merodon nigritarsis group (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the Middle East.
abstract: Descriptions are given of three new species of Merodon Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) in the nigritarsis species group from the Middle East: Merodon angustus Vujić et Radenković n. sp., Merodon hakkariensis Vujić et Radenković n. sp. and Merodon quadraticus Vujić et Radenković n. sp. In addition, diagnostic characters are given for the nigritarsis group and distribution maps are presented for the new species and closely related taxa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Ecology, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
authors.forename: Ante
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vujić
authors.forename: Snežana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Radenković
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Likov
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trifunov
authors.forename: Tijana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nikolić
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008877:Middle East