Culicoides paraensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) infestations in cities of the Itapocú River Valley, southern Brazil

Entomological News

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-192

  Felippe Bauer, Maria Luiza ^a   Sternheim, Ulises Sebastian ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Prefeitura Municipal de Jaraguá do Sul ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ceratopogonidae; Culicoides paraensis; Diptera; Infestations; Pest; Southern Brazil

Indexed keywords

CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES PARAENSIS; DIPTERA;

EID: 44949193880     PISSN: 0013872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3157/0013-872X(2008)119[185:CPDCII]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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