RUDOLFINA DIGITATA SP.NOV., A NEW NEARCTIC SPHAEROCERID WITH A DISJUNCT ALPINE–ARCTIC DISTRIBUTION

Abstract Rudolfina digitata sp.nov. (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae, Limosininae) is described from the Yukon and Alaska and from alpine tundra in Alberta, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and New Hampshire. This distribution is discussed with respect to the hypothesis that these areas are postglacial refugi...

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Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Author: Marshall, S.A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1991
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
Arctic
Yukon
Subarctic
Tundra
Alaska
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent123621-3
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00024172
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Summary:Abstract Rudolfina digitata sp.nov. (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae, Limosininae) is described from the Yukon and Alaska and from alpine tundra in Alberta, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and New Hampshire. This distribution is discussed with respect to the hypothesis that these areas are postglacial refugia for arctic and subarctic species.

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