An update on the distribution of mosquitoes of the tribe aedini in india (Diptera: Culicidae)

Oriental Insects

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 439-455

  Kaur, Raminder ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Aedini; Culicidae; Diptera; Distribution; India

Indexed keywords

ARMIGERES; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038068115     PISSN: 00305316     EISSN: 21578745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2003.10417361     Document Type: Article

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