Sphaeropsocopsis myrtleae sp. n., a blind subterranean psocid from St Helena (Psocoptera: Sphaeropsocidae)

Revue Suisse de Zoologie

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 905-912

  Lienhard, Charles ^a   Ashmole, Philip N ^b  

^a MUSÉUM D HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cave species; Eye reduction; Psocoptera; Sphaeropsocidae; Sphaeropsocopsis; St Helena island

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; PSOCIDAE; PSOCOPTERA;

EID: 0033259380     PISSN: 0035418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.80106     Document Type: Article

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