Revision of the genus Eumerus Meigen, 1822 (Diptera: Syrphidae) on Balkan peninsula

Abstract

<p>Osolike muve predstavljaju veliku familiju dvokrilaca koja u ekosistemu ima važnu ulogu opra&scaron;ivača biljaka i razlaganja organske materije. One su takođe dobar indikator naru&scaron;enosti ekosistema.&nbsp; Stoga je poznavanje njihove taksonomije i<br />ekologije od izuzetnog značaja. Jedan od tri najbrojnija roda osolikih muva&nbsp; predstavlja rod <em>Eumerus</em>, čija revizija na Balkanskom poluostrvu je predmet ove disertacije. Balkansko poluostrvo predstavlja izuzetan centar raznovrsnosti živog<br />sveta, između ostalih familija i za osolike muve. Za rod<em> Eumerus</em>, ono je pored Srednje Azije i Južne Afrike, jedan od centara specijacije.Predstavnici roda Eumerus su uglavnom sitnije crne muve, ponekad sa crvenim trbuhom. Karakteri&scaron;u ih bele popra&scaron;ene&nbsp; trake na tergitima, dva reda trnova na metafemuru&nbsp; apikoventralno i uvučena gornja spolja&scaron;nja poprečna vena na&nbsp; krilu, često sa dva kratka ispusta na ispupčenoj strani, okrenuta ka spolja. Cilj ove disertacije bio je utvrđivanje tačnog broja&nbsp; vrsta na Balkanskom poluostrvu i razre&scaron;avanje njihove&nbsp; taksonomije. Kao rezultat, utvrđeno je 44 prisutne vrste na&nbsp; istraživanom području koje su na osnovu morfolo&scaron;ke sličnosti&nbsp; podeljene u deset grupa. Tri utvrđene vrste ne pripadaju&nbsp; nijednoj grupi. U toku ovog istraživanja otkriveno je 12 vrsta novih za nauku:<em> E. aurofinis, E. banaticus</em>, in litt., <em>E. <span id="cke_bm_182S" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span><span id="cke_bm_185S" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span>bicornis</em><span id="cke_bm_185E" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span><span id="cke_bm_182E" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span>, in<span id="cke_bm_183S" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span> litt., <span id="cke_bm_186S" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span><em>E. crassus</em><span id="cke_bm_186E" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span>, <span id="cke_bm_187S" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span><em>E. kar<span id="cke_bm_183E" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span>yates</em><span id="cke_bm_187E" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span>, in li<span id="cke_bm_188S" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span>tt., <em>E. montanum</em>, <em>E.&nbsp;<span id="cke_bm_188E" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span> montenegr<span id="cke_bm_184E" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span>inus, E. <span id="cke_bm_189E" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span>nigrorufus</em>, in litt.<em>, E. phaeacus</em>, in litt., <span id="cke_bm_202S" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span><em>E. rubrum, E. tenuitarsis</em><span id="cke_bm_202E" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span>, in litt. i<em> E. torsicus.</em> Geometrijska morfometrija krila je d<span id="cke_bm_203E" style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span>ala odlične rezultate za razdvajanje&nbsp; kriptičnih taksona u okviru roda <em>Eumerus,</em> primenjena na&nbsp; vrstama grupe minotaurus. Utvrđeni su najznačajniji morfolo&scaron;ki karakteri za razlikovanje vrsta. Jedan od veoma&nbsp; značajnih rezultata ove disertacije je ključ za identifikaciju&nbsp; vrsta roda<em> Eumerus</em> na Balkanskom poluostrvu. Na osnovu morfolo&scaron;ke analize donet je zaključak da tricolor grupa&nbsp; predstavlja morfolo&scaron;ki zasebnu taksonomsku celinu sa jasnim&nbsp; indicijama da je njen rang iznad grupe vrsta. Centre diverziteta&nbsp; vrsta roda <em>Eumerus</em> na istraživanom području predstavljaju, prema bogastvu vrsta grčka ostrva Lezbos i Krf i jugoistočni&nbsp; deo Crne Gore uključujući Skadarsko jezero. Na osnovu &Scaron;enonovog indeksa diverziteta, područja sa najvećim indeksom su sledeća: ostrva Hios, Lezbos i Krf, zatim Peloponez i veći&nbsp; deo Crne Gore.</p>

<p>Hoverflies represents a large family of Diptera that have in the ecosystem an important role of pollinators and decomposer of organic matter. They are also a good indicator of ecosystem disruption. Therefore, knowledge of their taxonomy and ecology is of great importance. One of the three most numerous genus of hoverflies is the genus<em> Eumerus</em>, whose revision in the Balkan Peninsula is the subject of this dissertation. The Balkan Peninsula is an exceptional center of biodiversity, for&nbsp; hoverflies among other families. For the genus&nbsp;<em> Eumerus</em>, Balkan Peninsula is next to&nbsp; Central Asia and South Africa, one of the centers of speciation. Representatives of the genus&nbsp; Eumerus&nbsp; are mostly small black flies, sometimes with red abdomen. They are characterized by white stripes on the tergites, two rows of spines on the metafemur apico-ventrally and recessed upper outer transverse wing vein. The aim of&nbsp; this dissertation was to determine the number of species on the Balkan&nbsp; Peninsula and to resolve their taxonomy. As a result, 44 species were identified in the investigated area, which are divided into ten groups based on the&nbsp; morphological similarity. The three species identified do not belong to any group. In the course of this study, 12 new species were discovered for the science:&nbsp; <em>E. aurofinis, E. banaticus,</em> in litt.,&nbsp; <em>E. bicornis</em>, in litt.,&nbsp;<em> E. crassus,&nbsp; E. karyates</em>, in litt.,&nbsp; <em>E. montanum,&nbsp; E. montenegrinus,&nbsp; E. nigrorufus,</em> in litt.,&nbsp; <em>E. phaeacus</em>, in litt.,&nbsp; <em>E. rubrum,</em> <em>E. tenuitarsis</em>, in litt. and&nbsp; <em>E. torsicus</em>. The geometric&nbsp; morphometry of the wings gave excellent results for the separation of cryptic taxons within the genus&nbsp; Eumerus, applied to the species of the&nbsp; minotaurus&nbsp; group. The most important morphological characters for differentiating species were determined. One of the very important results of this dissertation is the identification key for species of the genus&nbsp; <em>Eumerus&nbsp;</em> on the Balkan Peninsula. Based on morphological analysis, conclusion is that the tricolor&nbsp; group represents a morphologically separate taxonomic entity with clear indications that its rank is above a group of species. The centers of diversity of the genus&nbsp;<em> Eumerus</em>&nbsp; in the research area represent, according to the species richness of the Greek island of Lesbos and Corfu and the southeastern&nbsp; part of Montenegro including the Skadar Lake. Based on the Shannon&rsquo;s Diversity Index, the areas with the highest index are as follows: the islands of Hios, Lesbos and Corfu, then Peloponnese and most of Montenegro.</p>