Taxonomic revision of Neodohrniphora, subgenus Eibesfeldtphora (Diptera: Phoridae)

Insect Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 393-409

  Brown, Brian V ^a  

^a NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORGMEIER; DIPTERA; NEODOHRNIPHORA; PHORIDAE;

EID: 0035624690     PISSN: 1399560X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187631201X00272     Document Type: Article

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