A troublesome sibling species complex of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) revisited

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1159-1216

  Disney, R H L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Araneae; Diptera; Keys; Male genitalia; Megaselia; New species; Phoridae; Spider egg predators; Synonyms

Indexed keywords

FLY; TAXONOMY;

DIPTERA; MEGASELIA ANGUSTA; MEGASELIA BUCHSI; MEGASELIA EUPYGIS; MEGASELIA IBERIENSIS; MEGASELIA LONGIFURCA; MEGASELIA MARTENSI; MEGASELIA MONOCHAETA; MEGASELIA NECTERGATA; MEGASELIA OVIARANEAE; MEGASELIA PULICARIA; MEGASELIA ROTUNDAPICIS; PHORIDAE;

EID: 0033019755     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002229399299987     Document Type: Article

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