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Mosquitos of the Maldive Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

M. O. T. Iyengar  and
M. A. U. Menon
M. O. T. Iyengar
Affiliation:
With an Appendix by P. F. Mattingly, British Museum (Natural History).
M. A. U. Menon
Affiliation:
With an Appendix by P. F. Mattingly, British Museum (Natural History).
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Extract

A large collection of mosquitos made in five atolls of the Maldive Islands has revealed the presence of 15 species. These are listed and notes of taxonomic interest on seven of them are given.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 46 , Issue 1 , April 1955 , pp. 1 - 10
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1955

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