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Merodon

genus of insects
Taxon taxon Q1757479
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Merodon

Summary

Merodon is a taxon[1]. Merodon ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,625 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Merodon's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Merodon is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Merodon belongs to the parent taxon Eumerini[5].
  • Merodon's scientific name is Merodon[6].
  • Merodon's Commons category is recorded as Merodon[7].
  • Merodon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Merodon[8].
  • Merodon's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Merodon is Merodon[6]. Merodon is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Merodon is classified within Eumerini[5].

Identifiers

Merodon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 194787[10]. Merodon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 224226[11]. Merodon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 55479[12]. Merodon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1544143[13]. Merodon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 141241[14].

Why It Matters

Merodon ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,625 of 195,241).[2] Merodon has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Merodon is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Diurnal activity patterns in hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Eumerini
    Insects (insecta) of the world id → 893565
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7224]]: 893565, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269449|batch #269449]]"
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