First state records for merope tuber (Mecoptera: Meropeidae) in Florida and biogeographical implications

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 581-584

  Dunford, James C ^a,c,d   Kovarik, Peter W ^b,c   Somma, Louisa ^a,c,d   Serrano, David ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Department of Community Education and Workforce Development   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INSECT; NEW RECORD; PHENOLOGY; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MECOPTERA; MEROPE TUBER; MEROPEIDAE;

EID: 34948890928     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2007)90[581:FSRFMT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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