@article {36,
	title = {Revision of Iberian species of the genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Syrphidae)},
	journal = {European Journal of Entomology},
	volume = {104},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {531-572},
	abstract = {This study is a revision of the Iberian Merodon Meigen, 1803 species, including an illustrated key, a discussion of taxonomic characters and a morphological diagnosis for all included species. Descriptions are provided for nine new species: M. antonioi sp. n., M. arundanus sp. n., M. cabanerensis sp. n., M. crypticus sp. n., M. hurkmansi sp. n., M. legionensis sp. n., M. longispinus sp. n., M. luteihumerus sp. n. and M. quercetorum sp. n. The taxon M. escorialensis Strobl, 1909 is redescribed and lectotype is designated. Lectotypes are designated for four taxa: M. albifrons Meigen, 1822; M. spinipes obscuritarsis Strobl in Czerny \& Strobl, 1909; M. spicatus Becker, 1907; and M. spinipes grossus Gil Collado, 1930. Three varieties are redefined and considered as valid species: M. obscuritarsis Strobl in Czerny \& Strobl, 1909 (as var. of spinipes); M. grossus Gil Collado, 1930 (as var. of spinipes); M. unicolor Strobl in Czerny \& Strobl, 1909 (as var. of aeneus). The following new synonymies are proposed: M. affinis Gil Collado, 1930 syn.n. (= junior synonym of M. longicornis Sack, 1913); M. lusitanicus Hurkmans, 1993 syn.n. (= junior synonym of M. serrulatus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1822); M. andalusiacus Paramonov, 1929 syn.n., M. bolivari Gil Collado, 1930 syn.n., M. hispanicus Sack, 1931 syn.n. (= all three are junior synonyms of M. unguicornis Strobl in Czerny \& Strobl, 1909); M. spicatus Becker, 1907 syn.n. (= junior synonym of M. chalybeus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1822); M. fuerteventurensis Barkemeyer, 2002 syn. n. (= junior synonym of M. obscuritarsis Strobl, 1909); and M. spinipes grossus (Gil Collado, 1930) syn.n. (= junior synonym of M. albifrons Meigen, 1822). Status of M. serrulatus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1822 is revised. Four species: M. longicornis Sack, 1913, M. pumilus Macquart, 1849, M. ottomanus Hurkmans, 1993 and M. segetum (Fabricius, 1794) are new for the Iberian Peninsula. Male genitalia are illustrated for all the species and a key of the 34 Iberian species (+ M. hurkmansi sp. n.) for males and females (except for the unknown female of M. longispinus sp. n.) is appended. Distribution and biological data for the Iberian species are also included. A brief zoogeographic discussion is also presented. The level of endemism of genus Merodon on the Iberian Peninsula is extremely high (almost 50\%).},
	keywords = {Merodon},
	author = {Marcos-Garcia, M.A. and Vujic, Ante and Mengual, Ximo}
}
@article {343,
	title = {Revision of Iberian species of the genus Merodon (Diptera: Syrphidae)},
	journal = {European Journal of Entomology},
	volume = {104},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {531-572},
	abstract = {This study is a revision of the Iberian Merodon Meigen, 1803 species, including an illustrated key, a discussion of taxonomic characters and a morphological diagnosis for all included species. Descriptions are provided for nine new species: M. antonioi sp. n., M. arundanus sp. n., M. cabanerensis sp. n., M. crypticus sp. n., M. hurkmansi sp. n., M. legionensis sp. n., M. longispinus sp. n., M. luteihumerus sp. n. and M. quercetorum sp. n. The taxon M. escorialensis Strobl, 1909 is redescribed and lectotype is designated. Lectotypes are designated for four taxa: M. albifrons Meigen, 1822; M. spinipes obscuritarsis Strobl in Czerny \& Strobl, 1909; M. spicatus Becker, 1907; and M. spinipes grossus Gil Collado, 1930. Three varieties are redefined and considered as valid species: M. obscuritarsis Strobl in Czerny \& Strobl, 1909 (as var. of spinipes); M. grossus Gil Collado, 1930 (as var. of spinipes); M. unicolor Strobl in Czerny \& Strobl, 1909 (as var. of aeneus). The following new synonymies are proposed: M. affinis Gil Collado, 1930 syn.n. (= junior synonym of M. longicornis Sack, 1913); M. lusitanicus Hurkmans, 1993 syn.n. (= junior synonym of M. serrulatus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1822); M. andalusiacus Paramonov, 1929 syn.n., M. bolivari Gil Collado, 1930 syn.n., M. hispanicus Sack, 1931 syn.n. (= all three are junior synonyms of M. unguicornis Strobl in Czerny \& Strobl, 1909); M. spicatus Becker, 1907 syn.n. (= junior synonym of M. chalybeus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1822); M. fuerteventurensis Barkemeyer, 2002 syn. n. (= junior synonym of M. obscuritarsis Strobl, 1909); and M. spinipes grossus (Gil Collado, 1930) syn.n. (= junior synonym of M. albifronsMeigen, 1822). Status of M. serrulatus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1822 is revised. Four species: M. longicornis Sack, 1913, M. pumilus Macquart, 1849, M. ottomanus Hurkmans, 1993 and M. segetum (Fabricius, 1794) are new for the Iberian Peninsula. Male genitalia are illustrated for all the species and a key of the 34 Iberian species (+ M. hurkmansi sp. n.) for males and females (except for the unknown female of M. longispinus sp. n.) is appended. Distribution and biological data for the Iberian species are also included. A brief zoogeographic discussion is also presented. The level of endemism of genus Merodon on the Iberian Peninsula is extremely high (almost 50\%).},
	author = {Marcos-Garc{\'{\i}a, Maria Angeles and Vujic, Ante and Mengual, Ximo}
}
@article {35,
	title = {Integrative taxonomy of Iberian Merodon species (Diptera, Syrphidae)},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {1377},
	year = {2006},
	pages = {1-26},
	abstract = {The genus Merodon Meigen, 1803 (Syrphidae, Diptera), with more than 50 European species, is primarily distributed in the Mediterranean region, there being 34 species that occur in the Iberian Peninsula. The morphological variation found within some species from the Iberian Peninsula prompted us to test their taxonomic status by integrating morphological and molecular data. We generated partial sequences of the mitochondrial, protein-coding gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI), the nuclear, internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) region, and the D2 region of the nuclear 28S rRNA gene. COI and ITS2 sequences were obtained for most included taxa. The variability of the COI sequences showed great differences between the studied species groups, exhibiting an interspecific range from 0.29\% to 12.5\% between ingroup taxa. Closely related taxa of the aureus complex (e.g. M. quercetorum and M. legionensis) presented identical COI sequences. The obtained ITS2 sequences showed low intraspecific variability, and only a few taxa presented more than one genotype. Species status and delimitation were discussed for all taxa in the light of available morphological and molecular character information. Using the obtained sequence data for COI and 28S we inferred the phylogenetic relationships of the included taxa, using parsimony analysis. Separate analysis of the COI sequences identified four, quite wellsupported clades within Merodon, the desuturinus, albifrons, nigritarsis and aureus groups. Combined analysis of the COI and 28S genes produced a topology similar to the COI topology.},
	keywords = {Merodon},
	author = {Mengual, Ximo and St{\r a}hls, Gunilla and Vujic, Ante and Marcos-Garcia, M.A.}
}
@article {355,
	title = {Integrative taxonomy of Iberian Merodon species (Diptera, Syrphidae)},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {1377},
	year = {2006},
	pages = {1-26},
	author = {Mengual, Ximo and St{\r a}hls, Gunilla and Vujic, Ante and Marcos-Garc{\'{\i}a, M. {\'A}ngeles}
}
@article {38,
	title = {Palpada prietorum, a new flower fly from Colombia (Diptera: Syrphidae)},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {1742},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {31-36},
	abstract = {A new species of flower flies, Palpada prietorum Mengual spec. nov. (Diptera: Syrphidae: Eristalinae) is described from Cali, Colombia. The new species belongs to the ruficeps subgroup in the vinetorum species group. An identification key is provided for the species of the ruficeps subgroup, as well as a comparison of morphological diagnostic characters to separate these taxa. Fragments of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, the D2-3 region of the nuclear 28S rRNA gene and the nuclear internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) are supplied for two species, Palpada prietorum spec. nov. and Palpada ruficeps (Macquart, 1842).},
	keywords = {Palpada},
	author = {Mengual, Ximo and Thompson, F. Christian}
}
@article {356,
	title = {A taxonomic review of the Palpada ruficeps species group, with the description of a new flower fly from Colombia (Diptera: Syrphidae)},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {1741},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {31-36},
	abstract = {A new species of flower flies, Palpada prietorum Mengual spec. nov. (Diptera: Syrphidae: Eristalinae) is described fromCali, Colombia. The new species belongs to the ruficeps subgroup in the vinetorum species group. An identification keyis provided for the species of the ruficeps subgroup, as well as a comparison of morphological diagnostic characters toseparate these taxa. Fragments of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, the D2-3 region of thenuclear 28S rRNA gene and the nuclear internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) are supplied for two species, Palpada prietorumspec. nov. and Palpada ruficeps (Macquart, 1842).},
	keywords = {Palpada, Palpada (Trichopalpada), Palpada (Trichopalpada) prietorum Mengual},
	url = {http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01741p036.pdf},
	author = {Mengual, Ximo and Thompson, F. Christian}
}
@article {33,
	title = {Molecular phylogeny of Allograpta (Diptera, Syrphidae) reveals diversity of lineages and non-monophyly of phytophagous taxa},
	journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution},
	volume = {49},
	year = {2008},
	month = {12/2008},
	pages = {715-727},
	abstract = {<p>Phylogenetic relationships of genera Allograpta, Sphaerophoria and Exallandra (Diptera, Syrphidae) were analyzed based on sequence data from the mitochondrial protein-coding gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and the nuclear 28S and 18S ribosomal RNA genes. The three genera are members of the subfamily Syrphinae, where nearly all members feed as larvae on soft-bodied Hemiptera and other arthropods. Phytophagous species have recently been discovered in two subgenera of Allograpta, sg Fazia and a new subgenus from Costa Rica. Phylogenetic analyses of the combined datasets were performed using parsimony, under static alignment and direct optimization, maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference. Congruent topologies obtained from all the analyses indicate paraphyly of the genus Allograpta with respect to Sphaerophoria and Exallandra. Exallandra appears embedded in the genus Sphaerophoria, and both genera are placed within Allograpta. The distribution of phytophagous taxa in Allograpta indicates that plant feeding evolved at least twice in this group.</p>
},
	doi = {10.1016/j.ympev.2008.09.01},
	author = {Mengual, Ximo and St{\r a}hls, Gunilla and Rojo, Santos}
}
@article {1928,
	title = {First phylogeny of predatory Flower flies (Diptera, Syrphidae, Syrphinae) using mitochondrial COI and nuclear 28S rRNA genes: conflict and congruence with the current tribal classification},
	journal = {Cladistics},
	volume = {24},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {543-562},
	url = {http://entomology.si.edu/StaffPages/Mengual_Ximo/2008_Cladistics.pdf},
	author = {Mengual, Ximo and St{\r a}hls, Gunilla and Rojo, Santos}
}
@article {3370,
	title = {Is the mega-diverse genus Ocyptamus (Diptera, Syrphidae) monophyletic? Evidence from molecular characters including the secondary structure of 28S rRNA},
	journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution},
	volume = {62},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {191-205},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790311004040},
	author = {Mengual, Ximo and St{\r a}hls, Gunilla and Rojo, Santos}
}
@article {3368,
	title = {Carmine cochineal killers: the flower fly genus Eosalpingogaster Hull (Diptera: Syrphidae) revised},
	journal = {Systematic Entomology},
	volume = {36},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {713{\textendash}731},
	keywords = {Eosalpingogaster, Eosalpingogaster cochenillivora (Guerin-Meneville), Eosalpingogaster conopida (Philippi), Eosalpingogaster knutsoni Mengual \& Thompson, Eosalpingogaster nepenthe (Hull), Eosalpingogaster nigriventris (Bigot), Eosalpingogaster umbra Mengual \& Thompson, Salpingogaster, Syrphidae, Syrphinae},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00588.x},
	url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00588.x/abstract},
	author = {Mengual, Ximo and Thompson, F. C.}
}
@article {620,
	title = {The flower fly genus Eosphaerophoria Frey (Diptera, Syrphidae)},
	journal = {ZooKeys},
	volume = {33},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {39-80},
	abstract = {The flower fly genus Eosphaerophoria is revised. Eight new species are described (adornata sp. n. Mengual, bifida sp. n. Mengual, brunettii sp. n. Ghorpad{\'e}, hermosa sp. n. Mengual, luteofasciata sp. n. Mengual, nigrovittata sp. n. Mengual, symmetrica sp. n. Mengual, and vietnamensis sp. n. Mengual), and an identification key is provided. Redescriptions, illustrations, synonymies, diagnoses and distributional data are given for all 11 known species of Eosphaerophoria. The new described species increase the genus{\textquoteright} distribution, now recorded from Nepal and Sri Lanka east to New Guinea. All information data, images and drawings, as well as additional images and relevant information, are available online via the internet as an example of the utility of international standards for biodiversity informatics.},
	keywords = {Eosphaerophoria, Eosphaerophoria adornata Mengual, Eosphaerophoria bifida Mengual, Eosphaerophoria brunettii Ghorpad{\'e}, Eosphaerophoria dentiscutellata (Keiser), Eosphaerophoria hermosa Mengual, Eosphaerophoria luteofasciata Mengual, Eosphaerophoria marginata Frey, Eosphaerophoria nigrovittata Mengual, Eosphaerophoria punctata Claussen \& Weipert, Eosphaerophoria symmetrica Mengual, Eosphaerophoria vietnamensis Mengual},
	url = {http://pensoftonline.net/zookeys/index.php/journal/issue/view/34},
	author = {Mengual, Ximo and Ghorpade, Kumar D.}
}
@article {34,
	title = {A conspectus of the flower fly genus Allograpta (Diptera: Syrphidae) with description of a new subgenus and species},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {2214},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {1-28},
	abstract = {<p>A new subgenus [Allograpta (Costarica Mengual \&amp; Thompson), type Allograpta zumbadoi Thompson], and one new species [Allograpta (Costarica) nishida Mengual \&amp; Thompson; type-locality: Costa Rica, type-depository: Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad de Costa Rica] of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) are described from the Neotropical biotic region. A checklist of the world species of Allograpta including synonyms is provided, and a key to and diagnoses of the subgenera are also supplied. The phylogenetic relationships among Allograpta species, representing all hitherto detected morphological diversity of the genus, and related genera were studied under parsimony based on morphological characters.</p>
},
	issn = {1175-5334 (online edition)},
	author = {Mengual, Ximo and Ruiz, Carlos and Rojo, Santos and St{\r a}hls, Gunilla and Thompson, F. Christian}
}
