A new genus and redescriptions for African species previously placed in Acentrella (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae)

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 429-439

  Lugo Ortiz, C R ^a   McCafferty, W P ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Baetidae; Demoreptus; Ephemeroptera; New combinations; New genus

Indexed keywords

ACENTRELLA; BAETIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; MONTICOLA;

EID: 0030847806     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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