BLACK FLIES (DIPTERA: SIMULIIDAE) COLLECTION OF THE INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY OF THE KARELIAN RESEARCH CENTER OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

The content and condition of the collection of black flies (Simuliidae) at IB KarRC RAS were analyzed. It was collected by Z. V. Usova in 1951-1964 from the Republic of Karelia and Murmansk Region (Russia). The Simuliidae collection contains 827 specimens mounted in Canada balsam (29 species), 1557...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Proceedings of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Main Authors: Igor Baryshev, Sergey Aibulatov, Lyubov' Bespyatova
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2017
Subjects:
black flies
collection
archives
bloodsucking insects
mounts
systematics
Science
Q
Murmansk
Canada
Usova
karelia*
karelian
Republic of Karelia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.17076/bg366
https://doaj.org/article/f7a55836b86046c8a7c8a2a17c647271
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Summary:The content and condition of the collection of black flies (Simuliidae) at IB KarRC RAS were analyzed. It was collected by Z. V. Usova in 1951-1964 from the Republic of Karelia and Murmansk Region (Russia). The Simuliidae collection contains 827 specimens mounted in Canada balsam (29 species), 1557 imagines on pins (29 species), 8266 adult females on mats and 150 ethanol tubes with larvae, pupae and imagines. The collection is in good condition and would be of interest to entomologists and hydrobiologists.

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