Alternative combination: Syrphus freyeri
Full reference: O. Heer. 1849. Die Insektenfauna der Tertiärgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Zweiter Theil: Henschrecken, Florfliegen, Aderflügler, Schmetterlinge und Fliegen 1-264
Belongs to Platycheirus according to N. L. Evenhuis 1994
See also Förster 1891, Heer 1849 and Hull 1945
Sister taxa: Platycheirus geminatus, Platycheirus haidingeri, Platycheirus infumatus, Platycheirus lethaeus, Platycheirus persistens
Type specimen: Its type locality is Radoboj (K.K. Montanistischen Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Croatia (1 collection)
• Oligocene of France (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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