Culex malariager, n. sp. (Diptera: Culicidae) from Dominican amber: The first fossil mosquito vector of plasmodium

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 548-553

  Poinar Jr , George ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex malariager n. sp; Culicidae; Dominican amber; Malaria vector; Plasmodium

Indexed keywords

CULEX (GENUS); CULEX (SUBGENUS); CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; EMPODIUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 21044441436     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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