Checklist of hover flies (Diptera, Syrphidae) of the Republic of Georgia

The Caucasus Region is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and is one of the global 'biodiversity hotspots'. The Republic of Georgia lies in the central part of the Caucasus Region with two major mountainous ranges, i.e., the Greater Caucasus and the Lesser Caucasus. Althoug...

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Main Author: Laura von der Mark (auth)
Other Authors: Sander Bot (auth), Tinatin Chkhartishvili (auth), Jana Thormann (auth), André Reimann (auth), Ximo Mengual (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020
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