| Paragus albifrons | |
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| Paragus albifrons figure in Johann Wilhelm Meigen Europäischen Zweiflügeligen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Paragus |
| Subgenus: | Paragus |
| Species: | P. albifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Paragus albifrons (Fallén, 1817) | |
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Paragus albifrons, is a species of hoverfly. It is found from southern Europe across to eastern Asia.
According to a 2014 review of the scarce and threatened Syrphid flies of Great Britain, Paragus albifrons is critically endangered and has undergone a dramatic range contraction.
References
- Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd ed.). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp. ISBN 1-899935-03-7.
- Ball, S.G.; Morris, R.K.A. (2000). Provisional atlas of British hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae). Monks Wood, UK: Biological Record Centre. pp. 167 pages. ISBN 1-870393-54-6.
- Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae (Hardback). Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 90-5011-199-8.
- Ball, S.G. & Morris, R.K.A. 2014. A review of the scarce and threatened flies of Great Britain. Part 6: Syrphidae. Species Status 9: 1-130 Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough.
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