Revison of the fossil "mantid" and "ephemerid" species described by Piton from the Palaeocene of Menat (France) (Mantodea: Chaeteessidae, Mantidae; Ensifera: Tettigonioidea)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-234

  Nel, André ^a   Roy, Roger ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Chacteessidae; Choeradodinae; Empusidae; Ensifera; Ephemeroptera; Fossil; France; Mantidae; Mantodea; Palacocene; Redescription; Tettigonioidea

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343113948     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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