A new species of biting midge in the subgenus monoculicoides of culicoides from Utah (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 196-203

  Grogan Jr , William L ^a   Phillips, Robert A ^b  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Moab Mosquito Abatement District   (United States)

Author keywords

Biting midges; Ceratopogonidae; Culicoides (Monoculicoides); Diptera; New species; Utah

Indexed keywords

CERATOPOGONIDAE; DIPTERA; MONOCULICOIDES;

EID: 70350670423     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4289/0013-8797-110.1.196     Document Type: Article

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