First record of genus Atherimorpha (Diptera: Rhagionidae) in Brazil, with description of a new species

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1021, 2005, Pages 37-43

  Dos Santos, Charles Morphy Dias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atherimorpha; Diptera; Neotropics; Rhagionidae; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOPILUS; DIPTERA; RHAGIONIDAE;

EID: 33745240392     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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