The name-bearing types of odonata held in the natural history museum of zimbabwe, with systematic notes on afrotropical taxa. part 1: Introduction and Anisoptera

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-29

  Dijkstra, Klaas Douwe B ^a  

^a NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Dragonfly; E.C.G. Pinhey; Odonata; Synonymy; Taxonomy; Types; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

EID: 72349097755     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: 21596719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2007.9748285     Document Type: Article

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