A taxonomic and faunal summary of the blackflies of China (Diptera: Simuliidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 407-445

  Crosskey, R W ^a   Adler, P H ^b   Zunming, Wang ^c   Chengyu, Deng ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Catalogue; China; Fauna; Simuliidae; Taxonomy; Types

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; TAXONOMY;

CHINA;

DIPTERA; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0029661411     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939600770221     Document Type: Article

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