Merodon chalybeus Subgroup: An Additional Piece of the M. aureus Group (Diptera, Syrphidae) Puzzle

In this study, we examined the morphology, genetics and distribution of members Merodon chalybeus subgroup (M. aureus species group): M. Wiedemann in Meigen, 1822, minutus Strobl, 1893 robustus Veselić, Vujić & Radenković, 2017. Two species, minutus, are morphologically very similar often misidentified literature. Here, by employing an integrative taxonomic approach provide strong evidence for separation minutus. Our results show their clear allopatric distribution: on Balkan Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia Corsica, while is a western Mediterranean distributed Iberian Peninsula northwest Africa. Data were updated, with new records from Cyprus, Israel Turkey, besides its type locality (Samos Greece). We representing complex, named which together constitute subgroup.