SUBGENUS MERODON Meigen
Lampetia Meigen 1800: 34 . Type-species: Syrphus clavipes Fabricius, by designation of Coquillett, 1910: 557. Suppressed by I.C.Z.N. 1963: 339.
MERODON Meigen 1803: 274 . Type-species: Syrphus clavipes Fabricius, by designation of Westwood, 1840: 137.
equestris Fabricius, 1794: 292 (Syrphus) . Europe, introduced into North America and New Zealand.