Paragus albifrons

Paragus albifrons
Paragus albifrons figure in Johann Wilhelm Meigen Europäischen Zweiflügeligen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Paragus
Species:	P. albifrons
Binomial name
Paragus albifrons (Fallén, 1817)
Synonyms

Paragus albifrons, is a species of hoverfly. It is found from southern Europe across to eastern Asia. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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. ^[4]

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.