A taxonomic review of the Palpada ruficeps species group, with the description of a new flower fly from Colombia (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1741, 2008, Pages 31-36

  Mengual, Ximo ^a   Thompson, F Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diptera; Systematic

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; ERISTALINAE; PALPADA; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 42149191374     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1741.1.3     Document Type: Article

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