List of Merosargus species

Last updated May 21, 2025

This is a list of 145 species in Merosargus , a genus of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.

Merosargus species

Merosargus abana Curran, 1932^[1]
Merosargus acutus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus aeneus (Lindner, 1949)^[3]
Merosargus akrei James & McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus albidus McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus albifacies James, 1941^[4]
Merosargus albopictus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus alticola McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus altifrons James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus amethystinus (Lindner, 1969)^[5]
Merosargus ampulla James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus andinus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus angulatus McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus angustus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus antennatus Schiner, 1868^[6]
Merosargus anticus Curran, 1932^[1]
Merosargus apicalis Lindner, 1935^[7]
Merosargus arcuatus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus atriannulatus McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus aureonitens James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus aurivena James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus azureus (Enderlein, 1914)^[8]
Merosargus banksi James, 1936
Merosargus barbatus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus basalis James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus beameri James, 1941^[4]
Merosargus bequaerti Curran, 1928^[9]
Merosargus bitaeniatus Lindner, 1949^[3]
Merosargus bituberculatus Schiner, 1868^[6]
Merosargus bivittatus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus brachiatus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus brunneus Lindner, 1933
Merosargus brunnipes McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus bulbifrons Williston, 1900^[10]
Merosargus c-nigrum (Lindner, 1951)^[11]
Merosargus caeruleifrons (Johnson, 1900)^[12]
Merosargus calceolatus Bigot, 1879^[13]
Merosargus chalconota (Brauer, 1882)^[14]
Merosargus cingulatus Schiner, 1868^[6]
Merosargus citrinus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus complicatus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus concinnatus Williston, 1900^[10]
Merosargus conopsoides James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus contortus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus coriaceus Giglio-Tos, 1891^[15]
Merosargus coxalis Lindner, 1949^[3]
Merosargus cyaneoscutellatus (Enderlein, 1914)^[8]
Merosargus cyrtometopius James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus degenerata (Lindner, 1949)^[3]
Merosargus dissimilis Giglio-Tos, 1891^[15]
Merosargus divisus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus dorsalis Lindner, 1969^[5]
Merosargus elatus Curran, 1932^[1]
Merosargus elongatus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus ethelia Curran, 1932^[1]
Merosargus eunomus James, 1967^[16]
Merosargus festivus Williston, 1888^[17]
Merosargus flaviceps McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus flavissimus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus flavitarsis (Lindner, 1969)^[5]
Merosargus flaviventris (Lindner, 1935)^[7]
Merosargus fraternus Bigot, 1879^[13]
Merosargus frontatus Schiner, 1868^[6]
Merosargus frosti James, 1941^[4]
Merosargus fumipennis James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus geminatus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus golbachi James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus gorgona (Lindner, 1949)^[3]
Merosargus gowdeyi Curran, 1928^[9]
Merosargus gracilior James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus gracilis Williston, 1888^[17]
Merosargus granulosus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus hansoni James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus hoffmanni Lindner, 1935^[7]
Merosargus hyalopterus Giglio-Tos, 1891^[15]
Merosargus insularis Curran, 1934^[18]
Merosargus irwini James & McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus lacrimosus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus lampronotus James, 1941^[4]
Merosargus laniger James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus lateromaculatus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus linearis James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus longipes McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus longiventris (Enderlein, 1914)^[8]
Merosargus luridus Loew, 1855^[19]
Merosargus lutzi Curran, 1932^[1]
Merosargus lyricus James & McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus megalopyge James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus melanothorax McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus mirabilis James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus nebulifer James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus nigribasis James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus notatus Lindner, 1949^[3]
Merosargus obscurus (Wiedemann, 1830)^[20]
Merosargus obtusipennis (Lindner, 1949)^[3]
Merosargus opaliger Lindner, 1931^[21]
Merosargus orizabae Giglio-Tos, 1891^[15]
Merosargus pallidus McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus pallifrons Curran, 1932^[1]
Merosargus panamensis McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus par Curran, 1932^[1]
Merosargus penai James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus peruvianus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus picta (Brauer, 1882)^[14]
Merosargus pictipes James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus pictithorax Curran, 1933^[22]
Merosargus productus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus pseudolyricus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus pulcher James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus quadratus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus quadrifasciatus Lindner, 1941^[23]
Merosargus robustus McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus rossi James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus rotundatus Curran, 1932^[1]
Merosargus schildi James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus scrobiculus McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus sexmaculatus McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus sexnotatus James, 1941^[4]
Merosargus smaragdiferus (Bigot, 1879)^[13]
Merosargus spatulatus (Williston, 1900)^[10]
Merosargus stamineus (Fabricius, 1805)^[24]
Merosargus stigmaticus (Lindner, 1949)^[3]
Merosargus subinterruptus (Bellardi, 1859)^[25]
Merosargus subobscurus Lindner, 1969^[5]
Merosargus supernitens James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus taeniatus (Wiedemann, 1830)^[20]
Merosargus tangens James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus telfordi James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus tenebricosus Lindner, 1929
Merosargus tenuicornis James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus terminalis James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus transversus McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus triangulatus McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus tripartitus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus tristis Loew, 1855^[19]
Merosargus tritaeniatus Lindner, 1929
Merosargus varicornis James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus varicrus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus ventralis McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus venustulus (Lindner, 1936)^[26]
Merosargus vertebratus James, 1971^[2]
Merosargus viridis McFadden, 1971^[2]
Merosargus zeteki James, 1971^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Curran, C. H. (1932). "New American Diptera" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (534): 1–15. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 James, M.T.; McFadden, M.W. (1971). "The genus Merosargus in Middle America and the Andean Subregion (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)". Melanderia. 7: 1–76.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lindner, E. (1949). "Neotropische Stratiomyiiden des Britischen Museums in London". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 1 (12): 782–821. doi:10.1080/00222934808653947.
1 2 3 4 5 James, M. T. (1941). "New species and records of Mexican Stratiomyidae (Diptera)". Anales de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas. 2 (2–3): 241–249.
1 2 3 4 Lindner, E. (1969). "Fünfter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der südamerikanischen Stratiomyidenfauna (Dipt.)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. 203: 1–15.
1 2 3 4 Schiner, I.R. (1868). Diptera. vi In [Wullerstorf-Urbair, B. von (in charge)], Reise der osterreichischen Fregatte Novara. Zool. 2(1)B. Wien: K. Gerold's Sohn. pp. 388pp., 4 pls.
1 2 3 Lindner, E. (1935). "Dritter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der südamerikanischen Stratiomyiidenfauna (Dipt.)". Revista de Entomologia (Rio de Janeiro). 5 (4): 396–413.
1 2 3 Enderlein, G. (1914). "Dipterologische Studien. IX. Zur Kenntnis der Stratiomyiiden mit 3astiger Media und ihre Gruppierung. A. Formen, bei denen der 1. Cubitalast mit der Discoidalzelle durch Querader verbunden ist oder sie nur in einem Punkte beruhrt (Subfamilien: Geosarginae, Analcocerinae, Stratiomyiinae)". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 43 (13): 577–615. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
1 2 Curran, C.H. (1928). "Records and descriptions of Diptera, mostly from Jamaica. Pp. 29–45. In: Gowdey, C.C., Catalogus insectorum jamaicensis". Entomological Bulletin. 4 (3): 1–45.
1 2 3 Williston, S.W. (1900). "Supplement [part]. Biologia Centrali-Americana". Zoologia-Insecta-Diptera. 1: 217–248.
↑ Lindner, E. (1951). "Vierter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der suedamerikanischen Stratiomyidenfauna (Dipt.)". Revista de Entomologia. 22 ((1-3)): 245–264.
↑ Johnson, C.W. (1900). "Some notes and descriptions of seven new species and one new genus of Diptera". Entomological News, and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 11: 323–328. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
1 2 3 Bigot, J.M.F. (1879). "Diptères nouveaux ou peu connus. 11e partie. XVI. Curiae Xylophagidarum et Stratiomydarum (Bigot) [concl]". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 9 (5): 209–234. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
1 2 Brauer, F. (1882). "Die Zweiflugler des Kaiserlichen Museums zu Wien. II". Denkschriften der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. 44 (1): 59–110, pls.1–2. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
1 2 3 4 Giglio-Tos, E. (1891). "Nuove specie di Ditteri del Museo Zoologico di Torino. V.". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Compsrata della R. Università di Torino. 6 (102): 4 pp.
↑ James, M. T. (1967). "Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian biological survey of Dominica. 5. Family Stratiomyidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 123 (3622): 1–23. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.123-3622.1 . Retrieved 19 December 2022.
1 2 Williston, Samuel Wendell (1888). "Diptera Brasiliana, ab H. H. Smith collecta. Part I, Stratiomyidae, Syrphidae". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 15: 243–292. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
↑ Curran, C. H. (1934). "The Templeton Crocker Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences, 1932. No. 13. Diptera". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. 21 (13): 147–172.
1 2 Loew, H. (1855). "Einige Bemerkungen über die Gattung Sargus" (PDF). Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 5: 131–148. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
1 2 Wiedemann, Christian Rudolph Wilhelm (1830). Aussereuropäische Zweiflügelige Insekten. Vol. 2. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
↑ Lindner, E. (1931). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der südamerikanischen Stratiomyidenfauna (Dipt.)". Revista de Entomologia (Rio de Janeiro). 1 (3): 304–312.
↑ Curran, C. H. (1933). "Two new Diptera from Guatemala". American Museum Novitates (643): 1–2.
↑ Lindner, E. (1941). Stratiomyiiden (Dipt.), pp. 177-188. In: Titschack, E. (ed.), Beiträge zur Fauna Perus. Nach der Ausbeute der Hamburger Südperu-Expedition 1936, anderer Sammlungen, wie auch auf Grund von Literaturangaben. 1(2). Hamburg: Behre. pp. 358 pp.
↑ Fabricius, Johann Christian (1805). Systema antliatorum secundum ordines, genera, species. Bransvigae: Apud Carolum Reichard. pp. i–xiv, 1–373. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
↑ Bellardi, L. (1859). Saggio di ditterologia messicana. Parte I. Torino: Stamperia Reale. pp. 80 pp., 2 pls.
↑ Lindner, E. (1936). "Stratiomyiiden von Costa Rica (Dipt.)". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 97 (1): 153–158.

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[Curran1932b-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Curran, C. H. (1932). "New American Diptera" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (534): 1–15. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

[James1971-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 James, M.T.; McFadden, M.W. (1971). "The genus Merosargus in Middle America and the Andean Subregion (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)". Melanderia. 7: 1–76.

[Lindner1949-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lindner, E. (1949). "Neotropische Stratiomyiiden des Britischen Museums in London". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 1 (12): 782–821. doi:10.1080/00222934808653947.

[James1941c-4] 1 2 3 4 5 James, M. T. (1941). "New species and records of Mexican Stratiomyidae (Diptera)". Anales de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas. 2 (2–3): 241–249.

[Lindner1969-5] 1 2 3 4 Lindner, E. (1969). "Fünfter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der südamerikanischen Stratiomyidenfauna (Dipt.)". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. 203: 1–15.

[Schiner1868-6] 1 2 3 4 Schiner, I.R. (1868). Diptera. vi In [Wullerstorf-Urbair, B. von (in charge)], Reise der osterreichischen Fregatte Novara. Zool. 2(1)B. Wien: K. Gerold's Sohn. pp. 388pp., 4 pls.

[Lindner1935c-7] 1 2 3 Lindner, E. (1935). "Dritter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der südamerikanischen Stratiomyiidenfauna (Dipt.)". Revista de Entomologia (Rio de Janeiro). 5 (4): 396–413.

[Enderlein1914c-8] 1 2 3 Enderlein, G. (1914). "Dipterologische Studien. IX. Zur Kenntnis der Stratiomyiiden mit 3astiger Media und ihre Gruppierung. A. Formen, bei denen der 1. Cubitalast mit der Discoidalzelle durch Querader verbunden ist oder sie nur in einem Punkte beruhrt (Subfamilien: Geosarginae, Analcocerinae, Stratiomyiinae)". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 43 (13): 577–615. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Curran1928-9] 1 2 Curran, C.H. (1928). "Records and descriptions of Diptera, mostly from Jamaica. Pp. 29–45. In: Gowdey, C.C., Catalogus insectorum jamaicensis". Entomological Bulletin. 4 (3): 1–45.

[Williston1900-10] 1 2 3 Williston, S.W. (1900). "Supplement [part]. Biologia Centrali-Americana". Zoologia-Insecta-Diptera. 1: 217–248.

[Lindner1951-11] Lindner, E. (1951). "Vierter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der suedamerikanischen Stratiomyidenfauna (Dipt.)". Revista de Entomologia. 22 ((1-3)): 245–264.

[Johnson1900-12] Johnson, C.W. (1900). "Some notes and descriptions of seven new species and one new genus of Diptera". Entomological News, and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 11: 323–328. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

[Bigot1879a-13] 1 2 3 Bigot, J.M.F. (1879). "Diptères nouveaux ou peu connus. 11e partie. XVI. Curiae Xylophagidarum et Stratiomydarum (Bigot) [concl]". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 9 (5): 209–234. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Brauer1882-14] 1 2 Brauer, F. (1882). "Die Zweiflugler des Kaiserlichen Museums zu Wien. II". Denkschriften der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. 44 (1): 59–110, pls.1–2. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Giglio-Tos1891b-15] 1 2 3 4 Giglio-Tos, E. (1891). "Nuove specie di Ditteri del Museo Zoologico di Torino. V.". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia Compsrata della R. Università di Torino. 6 (102): 4 pp.

[James1967b-16] James, M. T. (1967). "Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian biological survey of Dominica. 5. Family Stratiomyidae (Diptera)" (PDF). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 123 (3622): 1–23. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.123-3622.1 . Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Williston1888-17] 1 2 Williston, Samuel Wendell (1888). "Diptera Brasiliana, ab H. H. Smith collecta. Part I, Stratiomyidae, Syrphidae". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 15: 243–292. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[Curran1934a-18] Curran, C. H. (1934). "The Templeton Crocker Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences, 1932. No. 13. Diptera". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. 21 (13): 147–172.

[Loew1855-19] 1 2 Loew, H. (1855). "Einige Bemerkungen über die Gattung Sargus" (PDF). Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 5: 131–148. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

[Wiedemann1830-20] 1 2 Wiedemann, Christian Rudolph Wilhelm (1830). Aussereuropäische Zweiflügelige Insekten. Vol. 2. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

[Lindner1931-21] Lindner, E. (1931). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der südamerikanischen Stratiomyidenfauna (Dipt.)". Revista de Entomologia (Rio de Janeiro). 1 (3): 304–312.

[Curran1933-22] Curran, C. H. (1933). "Two new Diptera from Guatemala". American Museum Novitates (643): 1–2.

[Lindner1941-23] Lindner, E. (1941). Stratiomyiiden (Dipt.), pp. 177-188. In: Titschack, E. (ed.), Beiträge zur Fauna Perus. Nach der Ausbeute der Hamburger Südperu-Expedition 1936, anderer Sammlungen, wie auch auf Grund von Literaturangaben. 1(2). Hamburg: Behre. pp. 358 pp.

[Fabricius1805-24] Fabricius, Johann Christian (1805). Systema antliatorum secundum ordines, genera, species. Bransvigae: Apud Carolum Reichard. pp. i–xiv, 1–373. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

[Bellardi1859-25] Bellardi, L. (1859). Saggio di ditterologia messicana. Parte I. Torino: Stamperia Reale. pp. 80 pp., 2 pls.

[Lindner1936b-26] Lindner, E. (1936). "Stratiomyiiden von Costa Rica (Dipt.)". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 97 (1): 153–158.

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