An assessment of new character in hoverfly species delimitation using linear and geometric morphometrics - genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Syrphidae) as a case study Author Ačanski, Jelena F02841B0-AC6B-4FC4-A64A-D13A3355B079 University of Novi Sad, BioSense Institute - Research Institute for Information Technologies in Biosystems, Novi Sad, Serbia. acanski@biosense.rs Author Tot, Tamara E4436AC7-B3B6-4899-838D-5A6ECD8E6BFB University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Novi Sad, Serbia. tamarat@dbe.uns.ac.rs Author Grković, Ana 63960AF1-81DE-4DC4-BAAB-538B3444C6EE University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Novi Sad, Serbia. ana.grkovic@dbe.uns.ac.rs Author Miličić, Marija C3612C43-A6DC-42CA-A915-6BB790A82E53 University of Novi Sad, BioSense Institute - Research Institute for Information Technologies in Biosystems, Novi Sad, Serbia. marija.milicic@biosense.rs Author Radenković, Snežana 26DF35D9-55FA-4485-8E8C-C1F90EFE1036 University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Novi Sad, Serbia. snezana.radenkovic@dbe.uns.ac.rs Author Vujić, Ante E80A5C9B-5450-4E15-ACEB-FC3B94CF2244 University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Novi Sad, Serbia ante.vujic@dbe.uns.ac.rs text European Journal of Taxonomy 2023 2023-12-08 910 98 114 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2363/10347 journal article 281937 10.5852/ejt.2023.910.2363 a77ab889-b9ba-4cd7-ab73-263d01750a3f 2118-9773 10319699 4670E7D8-8F93-40E5-9FF7-8B8FE517C0AB

Table 1. The number of specimens used in the linear and geometric morphometrics analyses.

		Linear morphometric		Geometric morphometric
Species group	Species	♂♂	♀♀	♂♂	♀♀
aureus	Merodon aureus Fabricius, 1805	20	19	37	19
	Merodon calidus Šašić, Ačanski & Vujić, 2020	20	20	37	28
	Merodon ortus Šašić, Ačanski & Vujić, 2020	9	–	9	–
natans	Merodon calcaratus (Fabricius, 1794)	13	21	13	21
	Merodon natans (Fabricius, 1794)	20	20	60	49
	Merodon pulveris Vujić & Radenković, 2011	20	20	63	70
clavipes	Merodon clavipes (Fabricius, 1781)	20	–	23	–
	Merodon aff. clavipes	10	–	10	–
pruni	Merodon obscurus Gil Collado, 1929	9	–	9	–
	Merodon pruni (Rossi, 1790)	20	–	45	–