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A Review of the Life-History and Habits of Musca autumnalis DeGeer (Diptera: Muscidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

H. J. Teskey
H. J. Teskey
Affiliation:
Entomology Laboratory, Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture, Guelph, Ontario
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It was of interest but no great concern when the finding of Musca autumnalis DeGeer in Nova Scotia was reported by Vockeroth (1953). Previously, M. domestica Linnaeus was thought to be the only species of the genus present in North America. Two previous reports of M. autumnalis as corvina (Walker, 1849, 1871) were thought to be misidentifications.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 92 , Issue 5 , May 1960 , pp. 360 - 367
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1960

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