The early stages and life histories of three Eumerus and two Merodon species (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the Mediterranean region

Entomologica Fennica

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 129-141

  Ricarte, Antonio ^a   Marcos García, M Ángeles ^a   Rotheray, Graham E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHODELUS AESTIVUS; DIPTERA; EUMERUS; HEXAPODA; MERODON; MUSCARI COMOSUM; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA MAXIMA; SYRPHIDAE; URGINEA MARITIMA;

EID: 58149240014     PISSN: 07858760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33338/ef.84424     Document Type: Article

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