Subtitle:

Fragmenta Faunistica, vol. 55, no. 1 ; Dwa nowe gatunki z rodzaju Megaselia Rondani (Diptera, Phoridae) wyhodowane z grzybów (Iran) ; New species of Megaselia in Iran

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii

Publisher:

Museum and Institute of Zoology, PAS

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Description:

Bibliogr.: p. 48 ; P. 41-48 : ill. (w tym color.) ; 25 cm ; Abstracts in Polish. Taxa in Latin

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

The following three species of Megaselia Rondani were reared from the fruiting bodies of agaric fungi in Iran. M.coaetanea Schmitz, a new record for Iran, M. barzegarae Disney, n. sp. and M. kermanshahensis Disney, n. sp.Both sexes of the new species are described and the recognition of the males with reference to existing keys indicated.

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Relation:

Fragmenta Faunistica

Volume:

55

Issue:

1

Start page:

41

End page:

48

Detailed Resource Type:

Article : original article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:34830 ; 0015-9301

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. patrz sygn. czas. P. 256 vol. 55 no. 1 ; MiIZ PAN, call no. patrz sygn. czas. P. 4664 vol. 55 no. 1 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

eng ; pol

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Rights Reserved - Restricted Access

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Copyright-protected material. Access only on terminals at the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, may be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms.

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Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

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