The first psychodid (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) species from the Lower Eocene amber of Vastan, Gujarat, India

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2152, 2009, Pages 63-68

  Kraemer, Mónica M Solórzano ^a   Wagner, Rüdigger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Institute of Biology   (Germany)

Author keywords

India; Lower eocene; New genus; Phlebotominae; Systematics; Vastan amber

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 67650886257     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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