Siphon index of culex pipiens larvae collected from different biogeographical provinces in jordan

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-76

  Al Khalili, Yasar H ^a   Katbeh Bader, Ahmad ^b   Mohsen, Zohair H ^c  

^a ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^c Arab Pest Control Center   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Culex pipiens; Jordan; Middle East; Siphon index

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOSQUITO; TAXONOMY;

JORDAN;

CULEX PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0033043920     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.1999.10637770     Document Type: Article

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