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Abbreviations for the countries and regions,
used for the database of Asilidae

Fritz GELLER-GRIMM
Update January 03 2000


Remark: The abbreviations were created for the database of species. You can download this list and the catalogue of species on "data.htm". Type */BRA/*, if you search for all species of Brazil e.g.
In addition there is a map, which contains all abbreviations [size: 105 kb, 1781x1076].

A - K
Afrot: Afrotropical
Austr: Australasian
Nearc: Nearctic
Neotr: Neotropic
Orien: Oriental
Palae: Palaearctic
  Asia
  Europe
  North Africa
A Austria (Palaearctic) = Österreich
- STE A - Steiermark (Palaearctic)
AFG Afghanistan (Palaearctic)
ALG Algeria (Afrotropical/Palaearctic) = Algerien (Französisch-Nordafrika)
ALN Albania (Palaearctic) = Albanien
AND Andorra (Palaearctic)
ANG Angola (Afrotropical)
ARG Argentina (Neotropic) = Argentinien
AUS Australia (Australasia) = Australien
- ACT AUS - Capital Territory (Australasia)
- NSW AUS - New South Wales (Australasia)
- NT AUS - Northern Territory (Australasia)
- QLD AUS - Queensland (Australasia)
- SA AUS - South Australia (Australasia)
- TAS AUS - Tasmania (Australasia)
- VIC AUS - Victoria (Australasia)
- WEA AUS - Western Australia (Australasia)
B Belgium (Palaearctic) = Belgien
BAH Bahamas (Neotropic)
BAN Bangla Desh (Oriental) = Bangladesh
BAR Barbados (Neotropic)
BEL Belize (Neotropic) (British Honduras)
BEN Benin (Afrotropical) (= Dahomey)
BFA Burkina-Faso (Afrotropical) (Französisch-Westafrika part. / Obervolta)
BG Bulgara (Palaearctic) = Bulgarien
BHU Bhutan (Oriental)
BMA Myanmar (Oriental) (Burma)
BOL Bolivia (Neotropic) = Bolivien
BOR Borneo (Oriental) (Niederländisch Indien part. / (Malaysia & Indonesia)
BOT Botswana (Afrotropical) (Betschuanaland)
BRA Brazil (Neotropic) = Brasilien
BUR Burundi (Afrotropical) (Deutsch-Ostafrika part.)
C China (Palaearctic/Oriental)
- TIB C - Tibet (Palaearctic/Oriental)
CAM Cameroon (Afrotropical) = Kamerun
CAN Canada (Nearctic) = Kanada
- ALB CAN - Alberta (Nearctic)
- BCA CAN - British Columbia (Nearctic)
- LAB CAN - Labrador (Nearctic)
- MAN CAN - Manitoba (Nearctic)
- NBK CAN - New Brunswick (Nearctic)
- NEW CAN - Newfoundland (Neufundland) (Nearctic)
- NSA CAN - Nova Scotia (Neuschottland) (Nearctic)
- NWT CAN - North West Territory (Nearctic)
- ONT CAN - Ontario (Nearctic)
- PEI CAN - Prince Edward Island (Prinz Eduard Insel) (Nearctic)
- QUE CAN - Quebec (Nearctic)
- SKW CAN - Saskatchewan (Nearctic)
- YUK CAN - Yukon Territory (Nearctic)
CAP Cape Verde (Afrotropic/Palaearctic) = Kapverden
CBA Cambodia (Oriental) = Kambodscha
CH Switzerland (Palaearctic) = Schweiz
- GRB CH - Grisons (Palaearctic) = Graubünden
- TES CH - Tessin (Palaearctic)
- WAL CH - Valais (Palaearctic) = Wallis
CHI Chile (Neotropic)
COL Colombia (Neotropic) = Kolumbien
CON Republic of Congo (Afrotropical) = Republik Kongo
COS Costa Rica (Neotropic)
CS Czech Republic & Slovakia (Palaearctic) = Tschechien, Slovakei (Tschechoslovakien / Czechoslovakia)
CUB Cuba (Neotropic) = Kuba
CY Cyrus (Palaearctic) = Zypern
D Germany (Palaearctic) = Deutschland
- BAD D - Baden-Württemberg (Palaearctic)
- BAY D - Bayern (Palaearctic) (Bavaria)
- BER D - Berlin (Palaearctic)
- BR D - Bremen (Palaearctic)
- BRG D - Brandenburg (Palaearctic)
- HES D - Hessen (Palaearctic) (Hesse)
- HH D - Hamburg (Palaearctic)
- MBV D - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Palaearctic)
- NIE D - Niedersachsen (Palaearctic) (Lower Saxony)
- NRW D - Nordrhein-Westfalen (Palaearctic) (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- PFA D - Rheinland-Pfalz (Palaearctic) (Rhineland-Palatinate)
- SAA D - Sachsen-Anhalt (Palaearctic) (Saxony-Anhalt)
- SAC D - Sachsen (Palaearctic) (Saxony)
- SCH D - Schleswig-Holstein (Palaearctic)
- SRL D - Saarland (Palaearctic)
- THU D - Thüringen (Palaearctic) (Thuringia)
DCA Dominica (Neotropic)
DJI Djibouti (Afrotropical) = Djibowti (Französisch-Somalia)
DK Denmark (Palaearctic) = Dänemark
DOM Dominican Republic (Neotropic) = Dominikanische Republik
DRK Democratic Republic of Congo (Afrotropical) = Demokratische Republik Kongo (Belgisch-Kongo, Zaire)
E Spain (Palaearctic) = Spanien
- KMA E - Canary Islands & Madeira (Palaearctic/Afrotropic) = Kanarische Inseln
- PYR E - Pyrenees (Palaearctic) = Pyrenäen
ECU Ecuador (Neotropic)
EGY Egypt (Palaearctic/Afrotropical) = Ägypten
EQU Equatorial Guinea (Afrotropical) = Äquatorial-Guinea (Rio Muni)
ESA El Salvador (Neotropic)
ETH Ethiopia (Afrotropical) = Äthiopien (Erythrea / Abyssinia / Nubia part.)
F France (Palaearctic) = Frankreich
- ELS F - Alsace (Palaearctic) = Elsaß
- GUL F - Guadeloupe (Neotropic)
- MAT F - Martinique (Neotropic)
- PRO F - Provence (Palaearctic)
- VOG F - Vosges (Palaearctic) = Vogesen
FGU F - French Guiana (Neotropic) = Französisch-Guayana
FIJ Fiji Islands (Oceanis) = Fiji Inseln
GAB Gabon (Afrotropical) = Gabun
GAM Gambia (Afrotropical)
GHA Ghana (Afrotropical)
GR Greece (Palaearctic) = Griechenland
- PEL GR - Peleponnes (Palaearctic)
GRE Grenada (Neotropic)
GUA Guatemala (Neotropic)
GUB Guinea-Bissau (Afrotropical) (Port-Guinea)
GUI Guinea (Afrotropical) (Französisch-Westafrika part.)
GUY British Guyana (Neotropic) = Guyana
H Hungary (Palaearctic) = Ungarn
HAI Haiti (Neotropic)
HON Honduras (Neotropic)
I Italy (Palaearctic) = Italien
- SIC I - Sicily (Palaearctic) = Sizilien
- TIR I - Tyrol (Palaearctic) = Tirol
IND India (Oriental) = Indien
INN Indonesia (Oriental/Australasia) = Indonesien
- FLS INN - Flores (Oriental)
- IJY INN - Irian Jaya (Australasia) (New Guinea, Neuguinea part. / Westirian)
- JAV INN - Java (Oriental) (Niederländisch Indien part.)
- MKU INN - Maluku (Australasia/Oriental) (Molukken, New Guinea, Neuguinea part.)
- SUL INN - Celebes (Oriental) (Sulawesi / Niederländisch Indien part.)
- SUM INN - Sumatra (Oriental) (Niederländisch Indien part.)
- TIM INN - Timor (Oriental)
IRE Ireland (Palaearctic) = Irland
IRN Iran (Palaearctic)
IRQ Iraq (Palaearctic) (Mesopotamia part.)
IS Iceland (Palaearctic) = Island
ISR Israel (Palaearctic)
IVC Ivory Coast (Afrotropical) = Elfenbein-Küste (Französisch-Westafrika part.)
J Japan (Palaearctic)
JAM Jamaica (Neotropic)
JOR Jordan (Palaearctic) = Jordanien
KEN Kenya (Afrotropical) = Kenia
KOR Korea (Oriental) (South- and North Korea)
KUW Kuwait (Palaearcticl)
L Luxembourg (Palaearctic) = Luxemburg
LAO Laos (Oriental)
LEB Lebanon (Palaearctic) = Libanon
LES Lesotho (Afrotropical)
LIB Liberia (Afrotropical)
LIE Liechtenstein (Palaearctic)
LYB Libya (Afrotropic/Palaearctic) = Libyen
M Malta (Palaearctic)
MAC Macedonien (Palaearctic)
MAD Madagascar (Afrotropical) = Madagaskar
MAL Mali (Afrotropical) (Französisch-Westafrika part.)
MAW Malawi (Afrotropical) (Njassald.)
MAY Malaysia (Oriental)
MEX - Z
MEX Mexico (Nearctic/Neotropic) = Mexiko
- AGU MEX - Aguascalientes (Nearctic)
- BCF MEX - Baja California Norte (Nearctic)
- BCS MEX - Baja California Sur (Nearctic/Neotropic)
- CAE MEX - Campeche (Neotropic)
- CHA MEX - Chihuahua (Nearctic/Neotropic)
- CHS MEX - Chiapas (Neotropic)
- COA MEX - Coahuila (Nearctic)
- COI MEX - Colima (Neotropic)
- DUR MEX - Durango (Nearctic/Neotropic)
- GUE MEX - Guerro (Neotropic)
- GUO MEX - Guanajuato (Nearctic)
- HID MEX - Hidalgo (Nearctic/Neotropic)
- JAL MEX - Jalisco (Nearctic/Neotropic)
- MIH MEX - Michoacan (Nearctic/Neotropic)
- MOS MEX - Morelos (Neotropic)
- MXO MEX - Mexico + Districto Federal (Neotropic)
- NAY MEX - Nayarit (Neotropic)
- NLE MEX - Nuevo Leon (Nearctic/Neotropic)
- OAX MEX - Oaxac (Neotropic)
- PUA MEX - Puebla (Neotropic)
- QUI MEX - Quintana (Neotropic)
- QUO MEX - Queretaro (Nearctic/Neotropic)
- SIL MEX - Sinoloa (Neotropic)
- SLP MEX - San Luis Potosi (Nearctic/Neotropic)
- SON MEX - Sonora (Nearctic/Neotropic)
- TAB MEX - Tabasco (Neotropic)
- TAM MEX - Tamaulipas (Nearctic/Neotropic)
- TLA MEX - Tlaxcala (Neotropic)
- VER MEX - Veracruz (Neotropic)
- YUC MEX - Yucatan (Neotropic)
- ZAC MEX - Zacatecas (Nearctic/Neotropic)
MON Mongolia (Palaearctic) = Mongolei
MOR Morocco (Afrotropical/Palaearctic) = Marocko
MOZ Mozambique (Afrotropical) = Mocambique
MTA Mauritania (Afrotropical) = Mauretanien (Französisch-Westafrika (part.)
N Norway (Palaearctic) = Norwegen
NAM Namibia (Afrotropical) (Deutsch-Südwestafrika)
NCA New Caledonia (Australis-Oceanis) = Neu Kaledonien
NEP Nepal (Oriental/Palaearctic)
NHO New Holland (Australasia) (former part of Australia, Neu Holland, Nouvelle-Hollande)
NIA Nigeria (Afrotropical)
NIC Nicaragua (Neotropic)
NIG Niger (Afrotropical) (Französisch-Westafrika part.)
NL The Netherlands (Palaearctic) = Niederlande
NZE New Zealand (Australasia) = Neuseeland
OMA Oman (Palaearctic/Afrotropical)
P Portugal (Palaearctic)
PAK Pakistan (Oriental/Palaearctic)
PAN Panama (Neotropic)
PAR Paraguay (Neotropic)
PER Peru (Neotropic)
PHI Philippines (Oriental) = Philippinen
PL Poland (Palaearctic) = Polen
PNG Papua New Guinea (Australasia) = Papua Neuguinea
QAT Qatar (Afrotropical) = Katar
R Roumania (Palaearctic) = Rumänien
RWA Rwanda (Afrotropical) = Ruanda (Deutsch-Ostafrika part.)
S Sweden (Palaearctic) = Schweden
SAR South African Republic (Afrotropical) = Südafrikanische Republik
SEN Senegal (Afrotropical) (Französisch-Westafrika part.)
SEY Seychelles (Afrotopical) = Seychellen
SF Finland (Palaearctic) = Finnland
SIA Saudi Arabia (Palaearctic/Afrotropical) = Saudi Arabien
SIN Singapore (Oriental) = Singapur
SIS Samoa Islands (Australasia) = Samoa Inseln
SLE Sierra Leone (Afrotropical)
SLU Saint Lucia (Neotropic) = Santa Lucia
SOL Solomon Islands (Australasia) = Solomon Inseln
SOM Somalia (Afrotropical) (British-Somaliland / Italienisch Soamliland)
SRI Sri Lanka (Oriental) (Ceylon)
SUD Sudan (Afrotropical) (Anglo-Ägyptischer Sudan)
SUR Suriname (Neotropic) = Surinam (Niederländisch Guayana)
SVI Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Neotropic)
SWA Swaziland (Afrotropical)
SYR Syria (Palaearctic) = Syrien
TAI Taiwan (Oriental) (Formosa)
TAN Tanzania (Afrotropical) = Tansania (Deutsch-Ostafrika part. / Tanganyika / Sansibar)
THA Thailand (Oriental)
TOG Togo (Afrotropical)
TR Turkey (Palaearctic) = Türkei (TR = Europ. Part / Turkey = Asiatic part)
TRI Trinidad & Tobago (Neotropic)
TSD Chad (Afrotropical) = Tschad (Französisch-Äquatorialafrika part.)
TUN Tunisia (Palaearctic) = Tunesien
UAE United Arab Emirates (Afrotropical) = Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
UGA Uganda (Afrotropical)
UK United Kingdom (Palaearctic) (England / Great Britain)
URU Uruguay (Neotropic)
USA United States of America (Nearctic) = Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
- AK USA - Alaska (Nearctic)
- AL USA - Alabama (Nearctic)
- AR USA - Arkansas (Nearctic)
- AZ USA - Arizona (Nearctic)
- CA USA - California (Nearctic)
- CO USA - Colorado (Nearctic)
- CT USA - Connecticut (Nearctic)
- DC USA - District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) (Nearctic)
- DE USA - Delaware (Nearctic)
- FL USA - Florida (Nearctic)
- GA USA - Georgia (Nearctic)
- HI USA - Hawaii (Neotropic)
- IA USA - Iowa (Nearctic)
- ID USA - Idaho (Nearctic)
- IL USA - Illinois (Nearctic)
- IN USA - Indiana (Nearctic)
- KS USA - Kansas (Nearctic)
- KY USA - Kentucky (Nearctic)
- LA USA - Louisana (Nearctic)
- MA USA - Massachusetts (Nearctic)
- MD USA - Maryland (Nearctic)
- ME USA - Maine (Nearctic)
- MI USA - Michigan (Nearctic)
- MN USA - Minnesota (Nearctic)
- MO USA - Missouri (Nearctic)
- MS USA - Mississippi (Nearctic)
- MT USA - Montana (Nearctic)
- NC USA - North Carolina (Nearctic)
- ND USA - North Dakota (Nearctic)
- NE USA - Nebraska (Nearctic)
- NH USA - New Hampshire (Nearctic)
- NJ USA - New Jersey (Nearctic)
- NM USA - New Mexico (Nearctic)
- NV USA - Nevada (Nearctic)
- NY USA - New York (Nearctic)
- OH USA - Ohio (Nearctic)
- OK USA - Oklahoma (Nearctic)
- OR USA - Oregon (Nearctic)
- PA USA - Pennsylvania (Nearctic)
- PUE USA - Puerto Rico (Neotropic)
- RI USA - Rhode Island (Nearctic)
- SC USA - South Carolina (Nearctic)
- SD USA - South Dakota (Nearctic)
- TN USA - Tennessee (Nearctic)
- TX USA - Texas (Nearctic)
- UT USA - Utah (Nearctic)
- VA USA - Virginia (Nearctic)
- VT USA - Vermont (Nearctic)
- WA USA - Washington (Nearctic)
- WI USA - Wisconsin (Nearctic)
- WV USA - West Virginia (Nearctic)
- WY USA - Wyoming (Nearctic)
USSR Soviet Union (Palaearctic) = Sovjetunion (GUS) [not longer existing]
- CET USSR - Central European territory (Palaearctic)
- ES USSR - East Siberia (Palaearctic)
- FE USSR - Far East (Palaearctic)
- KZ USSR - Kazakh (Palaearctic) (incl. Turkistan)
- NET USSR - North European territory (Palaearctic)
- SET USSR - South European territory (Palaearctic)
- SMA USSR - Soviet Middle Asia (Palaearctic)
- TC USSR - Transcaucasus (Palaearctic) (incl. Aserbaidshan)
- WS USSR - West Siberia (Palaearctic)
VEN Venezuela (Neotropic)
VIE Viet Nam (Oriental) = Vietnam
WES Western Sahara (Afrotropical) = West-Sahara
YEM Yemen (Afrotropical) = Jemen
- SOK YEM - Sokotra (Afrotropical)
YU Yugoslavia (Palaearctic) = Jugoslawien (incl. Bosnia-Hercegovina / Croatia / Macedonia / Slovenia) [not longer existing]
- PAG YU - Otok Pag (Palaearctic)
ZAM Zambia (Afrotropical) = Sambia (Rhodesien part.)
ZEN Central African Republic (Afrotropical) = Zentralafrika (Französich-Äquatorialafrika part.)
ZIM Zimbabwe (Afrotropical) (Rhodesien part.)




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