A key to the puparia of 27 species of North American Protocalliphora hough (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from bird nests and two new puparial descriptions

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 995-1033

  Whitworth, Terry L ^a  

^a Whitworth Pest Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird blow flies; Bird hosts; Bird parasites; Calliphoridae; Diptera; Keys; North America; Protocalliphora; Puparia

Indexed keywords

AVES; CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; HESPERIA; PROTOCALLIPHORA; PROTOCALLIPHORA HESPERIA;

EID: 0142198390     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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