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<p>Dear Colleagues, <br>
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<p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap">I am pleased to announce the publication on-line of our paper on the Timon-David collection of Syrphidae hosted at the Natural History Museum of Marseille. In due course, the paper will hopefully appear in Biodiversity Data Journal. </span></p>
<p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap">Link : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://preprints.arphahub.com/article/117543/element/8/18254//">https://preprints.arphahub.com/article/117543/element/8/18254//</a></span></p>
<p><span><span>Gabriel</span> <span>Neve</span></span>, <span><span>Xavier</span>
<span>Lair</span></span>, <span><span>Thomas</span> <span>Lebard</span></span>,
<span><span>Jean-Yves</span> <span>Meunier</span></span>, <span><span>Louis-Jean</span>
<span>Teste &</span></span> <span><span>Louise</span> <span>Séguinel</span></span></p>
<p><span><span></span></span>Hoverflies of the Timon-David
collection (Diptera, Syrphidae)</p>
<p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap">Abstract : </span></p>
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<p>Hoverflies are among the most important insect pollinators and
there is documented evidence of a recent decline in their
populations. To trace the past distributions of hoverfly
species, verified records of historical collections are
essential.</p>
<p>Here we provide data on 1071 specimens of hoverflies collected
or received by Jean Timon-David and hosted at the Marseille
Natural History Museum, France. Most of the specimens were
collected by Timon-David himself and come from south-eastern
France, mainly from the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and
Hautes-Alpes. Most of these specimens were checked for the
accuracy of their identification according to the latest
identification keys. This resulted in 85 additions to the known
fauna of the French departments, mostly for Var and
Bouches-du-Rhône. The taxonomy of all specimens was checked
against the latest available checklists, and updated names added
whenever necessary. Specimens received from entomologists
working in other continents (Brazil, USA, Colombia, Morocco,
...) may also be valuable, as these are historic testimonies of
the fauna of their own respective regions of origin, and may
therefore also be used as reference material. One paratype
specimen from Australia is present in the collection. The
holotype of <em>Cheilosia vangaveri</em> Timon-David, 1937 is
absent from the collection and should be considered as lost. All
but two of the specimens with locality labels had their
geographical coordinates of origin added in the data set.</p>
<p>The data set is already accessible on-line at : <br>
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<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10362020">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10362020</a></p>
<p>Best wishes, <br>
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<p>Gabriel</p>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Gabriel Neve
Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie
IMBE, Case 421
UMR AMU-CNRS-IRD-Avignon Université
Facultés St Jérôme
13397 Marseille cedex 20
France
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gabriel.neve@imbe.fr">gabriel.neve@imbe.fr</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.imbe.fr/~gneve">http://www.imbe.fr/~gneve</a></pre>
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