Nanocladius (Plecopteracoluthus) asiaticus sp. n. (Diptera: Chironomidae) Phoretic on Dobsonfly and Fishfly Larvae (Megaloptera: Corydalidae)

Aquatic Insects

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 215-229

  Hayashi, Fumio ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Commensalism; Corydalidae; Diptera; Megaloptera; Phoresis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHAULIODINAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CORYDALIDAE; CORYDALINAE; CORYDALUS CORNUTUS; DIPTERA; INSECTA; MEGALOPTERA; NANOCLADIUS; NEOCHAULIODES; NEOCHAULIODES SINENSIS; PARACHAULIODES; PARACHAULIODES CONTINENTALIS; PROTOHERMES; PROTOHERMES GRANDIS;

EID: 0000679781     PISSN: 01650424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/aqin.20.4.215.4465     Document Type: Article

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