Merosargus
Keith Bayless
- Merosargus abana
- Merosargus acutus
- Merosargus aeneus
- Merosargus akrei
- Merosargus albidus
- Merosargus albifascies
- Merosargus albopictus
- Merosargus alticola
- Merosargus altifrons
- Merosargus amethystinus
- Merosargus ampulla
- Merosargus andinus
- Merosargus angulatus
- Merosargus angustus
- Merosargus antennatus
- Merosargus anticus
- Merosargus apicalis
- Merosargus arcuatus
- Merosargus atriannulatus
- Merosargus aureonitens
- Merosargus aurivena
- Merosargus australis
- Merosargus azureus
- Merosargus banksi
- Merosargus barbatus
- Merosargus basalis
- Merosargus beameri
- Merosargus bequaerti
- Merosargus bitaeniatus
- Merosargus bituberculatus
- Merosargus bivittatus
- Merosargus brachiatus
- Merosargus brunneus
- Merosargus brunnipes
- Merosargus bulbifrons
- Merosargus c-nigrum
- Merosargus caeruleifrons
- Merosargus calceolatus
- Merosargus cingulatus
- Merosargus citrinus
- Merosargus complicatus
- Merosargus concinnatus
- Merosargus conopsoides
- Merosargus contortus
- Merosargus convexifrons
- Merosargus coriaceus
- Merosargus coxalis
- Merosargus cyaneoscutellatus
- Merosargus cyrtometopius
- Merosargus dissimilis
- Merosargus divisus
- Merosargus dorsalis
- Merosargus ecuadorensis
- Merosargus elatus
- Merosargus elongatus
- Merosargus ethelia
- Merosargus eunomus
- Merosargus festivus
- Merosargus flaviceps
- Merosargus flavissimus
- Merosargus flavitarsis
- Merosargus flaviventris
- Merosargus fraternus
- Merosargus frontatus
- Merosargus frosti
- Merosargus fumipennis
- Merosargus geminatus
- Merosargus golbachi
- Merosargus gorgona
- Merosargus gowdeyi
- Merosargus gracilior
- Merosargus gracilis
- Merosargus granulosus
- Merosargus hansoni
- Merosargus hoffmanni
- Merosargus hyalopterus
- Merosargus incanus
- Merosargus insularis
- Merosargus irwini
- Merosargus lacrimosus
- Merosargus lampronotus
- Merosargus laniger
- Merosargus lateromaculatus
- Merosargus linearis
- Merosargus longipes
- Merosargus luridus
- Merosargus lutzi
- Merosargus lyricus
- Merosargus megalopygus
- Merosargus melanothorax
- Merosargus mirabilis
- Merosargus nebulifer
- Merosargus nigribasis
- Merosargus notatus
- Merosargus obscurus
- Merosargus obtusipennis
- Merosargus opaliger
- Merosargus orizabee
- Merosargus pallidus
- Merosargus pallifrons
- Merosargus panamaensis
- Merosargus par
- Merosargus penai
- Merosargus peruvianus
- Merosargus pictipes
- Merosargus pictithorax
- Merosargus productus
- Merosargus pseudolyricus
- Merosargus pulcher
- Merosargus quadratus
- Merosargus quadrifasciatus
- Merosargus robustus
- Merosargus rossi
- Merosargus rotundatus
- Merosargus schildi
- Merosargus scrobiculus
- Merosargus sexmaculatus
- Merosargus sexnotatus
- Merosargus smaragdiferus
- Merosargus spatulatus
- Merosargus stamineus
- Merosargus stigmaticus
- Merosargus subinterruptus
- Merosargus subobscurus
- Merosargus supernitens
- Merosargus taeniatus
- Merosargus tangens
- Merosargus telfordi
- Merosargus tenebricosus
- Merosargus tenuicornis
- Merosargus terminalis
- Merosargus transversus
- Merosargus triangulatus
- Merosargus tripartitus
- Merosargus tristis
- Merosargus tritaeniatus
- Merosargus varicornis
- Merosargus varicrus
- Merosargus ventralis
- Merosargus venustulus
- Merosargus vertebratus
- Merosargus viridis
- Merosargus zeteki
Introduction
Many species of Merosargus are metallic blue or green (James 1981). Merosargus adults are sometimes collected in aggregations around rotten fruit. Almost all Merosargus species are native to the Americas south of the USA. M. caeruleifrons is found in Eastern US to Texas, and M. beameri ranges as far north as Arizona (Woodley 2001).
Characteristics
Merosargus is distinguished from other Nearctic Sarginae by the bare eyes, the absence of a mesal fingerlike projection of the pedicel into the flagellum, and the absence of a distal projection on the lower calypter (James 1981).
References
James, M.T. 1981. 36. Stratiomyidae. Manual Nearct. Dipt. 1: 497-511.
Woodley, N. E. 2001. A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia 11: 1-473. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.
Information on the Internet
- Harvard MCZ Type Images. Images of Merosargus banksi.
- Harvard MCZ Type Images. Images of Merosargus caeruleifrons.
- Harvard MCZ Type Images. Images of Merosargus pictithorax.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Merosargus sp. |
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| Location | Atascosa Highlands; Pena Blanca Camp; 4400ft; N31°22.980’ W111°05.527’, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA |
| Acknowledgements | Image taken using Dr. Andy Deans's EntoVision imaging system at the NC State Insect Museum. |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | Keith Bayless |
| Behavior | Swept from rotting Agavaceae sp. |
| Life Cycle Stage | Adult |
| View | lateral |
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| Copyright |
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Keith Bayless
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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