Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of the Yukon, with reference to the black-fly fauna of northwestern North America

FRONTISPIECE. Female of Gymnopais holopticus Stone, a black fly confined to the Yukon and Alaska; the mouthparts are slightly developed and incapable of piercing skin. The larvae lack head fans and live in the headwaters of mountain streams. Scale line 1 mm. Black flies of the Yukon

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Douglas C. Currie
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1997
Subjects:
Yukon
Alaska
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.476.2152
http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/pdf/currie.pdf
Description
Summary:FRONTISPIECE. Female of Gymnopais holopticus Stone, a black fly confined to the Yukon and Alaska; the mouthparts are slightly developed and incapable of piercing skin. The larvae lack head fans and live in the headwaters of mountain streams. Scale line 1 mm. Black flies of the Yukon

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