Species Account for Platypalpus praecinctus
Platypalpus praecinctus (Collin, 1926)
Diptera: other groups: Hybotidae
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Taxonomic group: flies (other) (Diptera: other groups) - County data
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Status: (LR);NS
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Recorded from 6 out of 57x10km.sq. records in county
Species text
This is a small fly occurring in wetlands including coastal levels, inland fens and marshes from Wiltshire to Suffolk. The biology unknown, though larvae are likely to be predators in damp mud (Recorder species account). The NBN Gateway map for this species shows ten 10km squares nationally. References
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Recorded substrate and hydrology for locations with Platypalpus praecinctus
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