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Die Wollschweber der Schweiz. Diptera: Bombyliidae Fauna Helvetica 34

by Blöchlinger, H.

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  • Catalogue No : 56493
  • ISBN : 9782884140478
  • Published : 2023
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Pages : 168
  • Series : Fauna Helvetica
    Volume: 34
  • Publisher : CSCF
  • Published In : Neuchatel
  • Illustrations : 215 col photos, line drawings, distribution maps

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Description:

Bilingual in French and German. Introduction section and identification key bilingual German/French. Species accounts in German.

One of the most diverse dipteran families in the world, Bombyliidae are distinguished by their characteristic hovering flight and often very hairy bodies. Their identification is not always easy, especially since until now a modern work of determination was lacking.

This work fills this gap by proposing a detailed determination key at the genus and species level, a checklist (classification and nomenclature of species) as well as species descriptions for all species present in Switzerland, with information on characteristics, nymph/exuvia, habitat and biology.

[L'une des familles de diptères les plus diversifiées au monde, les bombyliidae se distinguent par leur vol stationnaire caractéristique et leur corps souvent très velu. Leur identification n'est pas toujours facile, d'autant plus qu'il manquait jusqu'à présent un ouvrage de détermination moderne.

Le présent ouvrage comble cette lacune en proposant une clé de détermination détaillée au niveau du genre et de l'espèce, une check-list (classification et nomenclature des espèces) ainsi que des descriptifs d'espèces pour toutes les espèces présentes en Suisse, avec des indications sur les caractéristiques, la nymphe/l'exuvie, l'habitat et la biologie.

Les textes sont rédigés en allemand et en français, à l'exception des descriptions d'espèces en allemand.]

[Die Bombyliidae sind mit weltweit gegen 5000 beschriebenen Arten nicht nur eine der artenreichsten Dipterenfamilien, sie fallen auch durch ihren charakteristischen Schwebeflug und ihr oft pelziges Aussehen auf. So ist es erstaunlich, dass für eine so attraktive Gruppe kein modernes Bestimmungsbuch existiert. Wir freuen uns deshalb besonders, dass der vorliegende Band diese Lücke zumindest für die Schweiz schliessen kann. Zu verdanken haben wir dies Hermann Blöchlinger, der jahrzehntelang seine Freizeit damit verbrachte, die Verbreitung und Biologie der Arten dieser spannenden Familie akribisch zu beobachten und dokumentieren.

Seit ihrer Schaffung vor 25 Jahren ist die Reihe Fauna Helvetica bestrebt, das vorhandene Wissen von Fachleuten schnell und effizient an interessierte Naturforscher weiterzugeben. Sie soll alle Entomolog·innen dazu ermutigen und befähigen, die über Jahrzehnte gesammelten wertvollen Informationen über wenig bekannte Taxa zu veröffentlichen, unabhängig von den zur Verfügung stehenden Mitteln. Fauna Helvetica versteht sich somit als Ergänzung zu den vielen sehr attraktiven Werken, die oft mit modernsten technischen Mitteln realisiert wurden und Gruppen gewidmet sind, die eine sehr breite Leserschaft interessieren könnten.

Wir hoffen, dass der vorliegende Band die Bombyliidae vielen Naturfreunden näher bringen wird und zur Erforschung dieser faszinierenden Fliegen anregt.]

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