Paragus absidatus Goeldlin, 1971

Heimburg, Helge, Doczkal, Dieter & Holzinger, Werner E., 2022, A checklist of the hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of Austria, Zootaxa 5115 (2), pp. 151-209 : 157

Paragus absidatus Goeldlin, 1971

Examined material. East-Tyrol: Lienz, Virgental, Hinterbichl, Kohlröserlwiesen 1700−2000 m, 47°00’21’’ N, 12°19’ 24’’ E, 7.7.1991 (1♀), leg. & det. C. Claussen.

Notes. There is no further information about the habitat of the collecting site in Austria. P. absidatus can be found in subalpine to alpine grassland, but occasionally also in montane grasslands down to the Picea zone. In Central Europe, this species is known from the France Alps and Switzerland ( Speight 2020). The specimen is deposited in the private collection of Claus Claussen.