Author | Roháček, J. | ||||||||||||
Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||
Title | A monograph and reclassification of the previous genus Limosina Macquart (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae) of Europe | ||||||||||||
Type | Paper | ||||||||||||
How Complete | All the World species known at the time | ||||||||||||
Source | Beiträge zur Entomologie Vol 32: 195-282. | ||||||||||||
Illustrations | Line drawings (over 1000) and half-tone photomicrographs | ||||||||||||
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | A thorough and detailled monograph which greatly improved understanding of this family. Published in four parts in more or less consecutive issues:
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Examine | Stereo Microscope ( Compound Microscope is also useful) | ||||||||||||
Specimen Preparation | Dead specimens, ideally in spirit as genitalia often need to be examined, including dissection of females. | ||||||||||||
Identification difficulty | Not for beginners. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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Current | SPHAEROCERIDAE | lesser dung flies | Animalia: Diptera |
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