Zorotypus novobritannicus n. sp., the first species of the order Zoraptera (Zorotypidae) from the Australasian Ecozone

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 3260, 2012, Pages 53-61

  Terry, Matthew D ^a   Whiting, Michael F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; New Britain; Taxonomy; Zoraptera; Zorotypidae

Indexed keywords

TERMINALIA; ZORAPTERA; ZOROTYPIDAE; ZOROTYPUS;

EID: 84859569764     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3260.1.5     Document Type: Article

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