Merodon velox Loew, 1869

Ricarte, Antonio, Nedeljković, Zorica, Rotheray, Graham E., Lyszkowski, Richard M., Hancock, Geoffrey, Watt, Kenneth, Hewitt, Stephen M., Horsfield, David & Wilkinson, Geoffrey, 2012, Syrphidae (Diptera) from the Greek island of Lesvos, with description of two new species, Zootaxa 3175, pp. 1-23 : 15

Merodon velox Loew, 1869

Material examined. 5 3 and 1 Ƥ, Agiasos, 1–5.vi.2010, leg. E.G. Hancock, det. A. Ricarte & E.G. Hancock 2011 [HM]; 1 3, Agiasos, Castanea forest, 1.vi.2010, leg. and det. G.E. Rotheray; 1 Ƥ, Skala Kallonis, 6.vi.2010, 1 3, Agiasos, 3.vi.2010, leg. G. Wilkinson [ NMS]; 2 3, Agiasos, 28.v.2010, leg. S.M. Hewitt, det. S.M. Hewitt [SH]; 2 3, 3.4km SE of Agiasos, resting on or flying around fallen branches, etc in sunny spots in the sweet chestnut forest, 39°3´30.8˝ N 26°23´39.7˝E, 1.vi.2010, leg. R.M. Lyszkowski [RL]; 1 3 and 1 Ƥ, Agiasos, flower meadow, 28.v.2010, 1 3, Agiasos, sweet chestnut forest, near car park, 1.vi.2010, 2 3, Agiasos, on a flower, 8.vi.2010, leg. Kenn Watt [KW].

Notes. One of the most conspicuous Merodon species in Lesvos because of the extensively black-pigmented wings in the male. Larva undescribed.