Two new species of Phoridae (Diptera) whose larvae associate with large spiders (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 243, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 319-328

  Weinmann, D ^a   Disney, R H L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEW SPECIES; SPECIES ASSOCIATION; SPIDER;

SOUTH AMERICA;

ARANEAE; DIPTERA; MEGASELIA DIMORPHICA; MEGASELIA PRAEDAFURA; PHORIDAE; THERAPHOSIDAE;

EID: 0030662545     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb02785.x     Document Type: Article

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