Simuliidae (Diptera) of the Solomon Islands: New records and species, ecology, and biogeography

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1328, 2006, Pages 1-26

  Craig, D A ^a   Englund, R A ^b   Takaoka, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

^c OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Ecology; Gomphostilbia; Morops; Paleogeology; Simuliidae; Solomon Islands

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; GOMPHOSTILBIA; MOROPS; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 33750137072     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1328.1.1     Document Type: Article

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