Parasitism of Ischnura posita (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) in Florida by two species of water mites

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 279-280

  Botman, Gerard ^a   Coenen, Luc ^a   Lanciani, Carmine A ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMSELFLY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MITE;

FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; ARRENURIDAE; ARRENURUS; ARRENURUS AMERICANUS; ARRENURUS MAJOR; COENAGRIONIDAE; HYDRACARINA; ISCHNURA; ISCHNURA POSITA; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 0038340897     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0279:poipoc]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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