New species and records of Microphorella Becker (Diptera: Empidoidea, Dolichopodidae) from the Mediterranean region

Revue Suisse de Zoologie

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 669-684

  Gatt, Paul ^a  

^a NONE   (Malta)

Author keywords

Diptera; Dolichopodidae; Mediterranean region; Microphorella; New records; New species; Parathalassiinae

Indexed keywords

AVES; DIPTERA; DOLICHOPODIDAE; EMPIDOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MICROPHORELLA; MICROPHORELLA CURTIPES; MICROPHORELLA MERZI; MICROPHORELLA ULRICHI;

EID: 0942280608     PISSN: 0035418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.80205     Document Type: Article

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