A synopsis of present knowledge of the Simuliidae (Diptera) of the Canary Islands, including keys to the larval and pupal stages

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 38, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 2085-2117

  Crosskey, R W ^a,c   Baez M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Chromosome notes; Fauna; Keys; Larvae; Pupae; Records; Simuliidae

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; IDENTIFICATION KEY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

DIPTERA; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 3042595960     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022293032000140958     Document Type: Article

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