The bromeliad-inhabiting biting midge, Forcipomyia (Phytohelea) bromelicola (Lutz), new to the fauna of the United States (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Entomological News

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 319-322

  Grogan Jr , William L ^a,b   Hribar, Lawrence J ^c,d  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Florida Keys Mosquito Control District   (United States)

^d Florida State Collection of Arthropods   (United States)

Author keywords

Biting midge; Bromeliaceae; Bromeliad; Ceratopogonidae; Diptera; Florida, U.S.A.; New record; Phytotelmata

Indexed keywords

CERATOPOGONIDAE; DIPTERA; FORCIPOMYIA;

EID: 33748271134     PISSN: 0013872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3157/0013-872X(2006)117[319:TBBMFP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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