Termite species description rates and the state of termite taxonomy

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-5

  Eggleton, P ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha taxonomy; Biogeographical regions; China; Isoptera; Synonymy rate

Indexed keywords

TAXONOMY; TERMITE;

ISOPTERA; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 0032957939     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050105     Document Type: Review

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