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...
Published in: | Proceedings of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English Russian |
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Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2017
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.17076/bg366 https://doaj.org/article/f7a55836b86046c8a7c8a2a17c647271 |
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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