A taxonomic account of the blackfly fauna of Iraq and Iran, including keys for species identification (Diptera: Simuliidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 1841-1886

  Crosskey, R W ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blackflies; Checklist; Fauna; Iran; Iraq; Middle East; Palaearctic; Records; Simuliidae; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION KEY; MORPHOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

MIDDLE EAST;

BYSSODON; DIPTERA; EUSIMULIUM; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; NEVERMANNIA; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0037145391     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930110066846     Document Type: Article

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