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THE BLACK FLIES OF ICELAND (DIPTERA: SIMULIIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

B.V. Peterson
B.V. Peterson
Affiliation:
Biosystematics Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa
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Abstract

Keys, descriptions, and illustrations are presented for the identification of the larvae, pupae, and adults of the four species of black flies known from Iceland, viz. Prosimulium (Prosimulium) ursinum, Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum, S. (Eusimulium) aureum, and S. (E.) vernum. Maps depicting their distributions within that country, and brief biological notes are given.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 109 , Issue 3 , March 1977 , pp. 449 - 472
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1977

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