Revision of the Eristalis flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Americas South of the United States

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 209-237

  Christian Thompson, F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

key; neotropical

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; ERISTALIS; PALPADA; PERSA; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 0030968173     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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