Wing dimorphism of the water strider Limnogonus franciscanus (Stål) (Heteroptera: Gerridae) in a seasonal tropical climate

Entomologica Fennica

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 167-170

  Nummelin, Matti ^a  

^a Dept of Ecology and Systematics ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERRIDAE; HETEROPTERA; LIMNOGONUS FRANCISCANUS;

EID: 0031495420     PISSN: 07858760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33338/ef.83938     Document Type: Article

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