Fooled by the double: brachythemis liberiensis is parazyxomma flavicans, with a note on the zyxommatini (odonata: Libellulidae)

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-21

  Dijkstra, Klaas Douwe B ^a  

^a NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Brachythemis; Dragonfly; Odonata; Parazyxomma; Synonym; Taxonomy; Tholymis; Zyxomma

Indexed keywords

EID: 72349093472     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: 21596719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2003.10510447     Document Type: Article

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