A new fossil Nicoletiidae (Zygentoma, "Apterygota") in Dominican amber

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 102-109

  Mendes, Luis F ^a   Poinar Jr , George O ^b  

^a Centro de Zoologia   (Portugal)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Dominican amber; Hemitrinemura exstincta; Nicoletiidae; Zygentoma

Indexed keywords

APTERYGOTA; NICOLETIIDAE; THYSANURA;

EID: 0347270323     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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