The European Families of the Diptera
Author | : Pjotr Oosterbroek |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2006-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004278066 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004278060 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Download or read book The European Families of the Diptera written by Pjotr Oosterbroek and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European families of the Diptera presents an identification key and family descriptions of all 132 families of Diptera (midges, mosquitoes, gnats, true flies) occurring in Europe. For the extensive identification key a new combination of important characters is employed, enabling relatively easy identification of families which are aberrant or traditionally considered difficult to identify. Over 600 line drawings are included to illustrate characters and families.