Meropidia nitida

Meropidia nitida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Tropidiina
Genus: Meropidia
Species:
M. nitida
Binomial name
Meropidia nitida
Morales, 2013

Meropidia nitida is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae, tribe Milesiini.

Description

The size of the adult female Meropidia nitidia is 9–10.5 mm (0.35–0.41 in). The main colours on the body are yellow and brown.

Distribution

Meropidia nitida is known from the Amboró National Park in central Bolivia. The types were collected at 2,070 m (6,790 ft) above sea level.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Morales, Mírian N.; Ståhls, Gunilla; Hippa, Heikki (2013). "Two new species of Meropidia Hippa & Thompson, 1983 (Diptera, Syrphidae) from the Andes Mountains". ZooKeys. 338: 55–65. Bibcode:2013ZooK..338...55M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.338.6093. PMC 11331625. PMID 39161640.
  2. ↑ "Meropidia nitida Morales, 2013". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 23 September 2026.