Polypedilum nubifer, a chironomid midge (Diptera: Chironomidae) new to Florida that has nuisance potential

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 264-267

  Jacobsen, Richard E ^a   Perry, Sue A ^a  

^a Everglades National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLY; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; POPULATION SIZE;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; POLYPEDILUM NUBIFER;

EID: 34147102490     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2007)90[264:PNACMD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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