Pangonius theodori a new horse fly species for science from Israel and Lebanon (Diptera: Tabanidae: Pangoniinae).

Abstract:

:Pangonius theodori a new horse fly species (Diptera: Tabanidae: Pangoniinae) from northern Israel and southern Lebanon is described. The zoogeography, habitat preference and taxonomic position within the genus of the new species is discussed in detail.

journal_name

Acta Trop

journal_title

Acta tropica

authors

Zeegers T,Kravchenko VD,Müller GC

doi

10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.11.009

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-03-01 00:00:00

pages

247-50

issue

3

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0001-706X

issn

1873-6254

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S0001-706X(12)00373-7

journal_volume

125

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