Description of the female of Platycheirus altomontis Merlin & Nielsen in Nielsen, 2004 (Diptera, Syrphidae) with notes on the occurrence and hilltopping behaviour of rare French montane and Alpine Syrphidae

A focused search in very high (2500–3200 m asl) Alpine mountain tops in France resulted in the discovery of the very rare Alpine-endemic syrphid Platycheirus altomontis Merlin & Nielsen in Nielsen, 2004, including its hitherto unknown female. A description of the female is given and furt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frank Van de Meutter
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022-09-01
Series:Alpine Entomology
Online Access:https://alpineentomology.pensoft.net/article/81676/download/pdf/