A marine water strider (Hemiptera: Veliidae) from Dominican amber

Insect Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-9

  Andersen, N Møller ^a   Poinar Jr , George O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032346390     PISSN: 1399560X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187631298X00131     Document Type: Article

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