Distribution

The abbreviations are always combined from three capitals. The types of distribution areas refer to presently known distribution of individual species and do not reflect its historical development. Essentially they are based on the system proposed by FREITAG (1962):

ATL

 Atlantic

COS

 Cosmopolitan

EUR

 European

HOL

 Holarctic

PON

 Pontic

SBM

 Submediterranean (= S & C Europe)

CEU

 Central European

EUA

 Eurasian

EUS

 Eurosiberian

PAL

 Palaearctic

SBB

 Subboreal (= N & C Europe)

TUR

 Turanic

 

  • FREITAG H., 1962: Einfuhrung in die Biogeographie von Mitteleuropa unter besonderer Berucksichtigung von Deutschland. Stutgart, 214 pp.
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