Classification of mosquitoes in tribe aedini (Diptera: Culicidae): Paraphylyphobia, and classification versus cladistic analysis

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 923-927

  Savage, Harry M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes; Aedini classification; Mosquito classification; Ochlerotatus; Paraphylyphobia

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 28344443666     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.6.923     Document Type: Review

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