Lectotype Designations for the Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae) Described by Asa Fitch
Title | Lectotype Designations for the Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae) Described by Asa Fitch |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1987 |
Authors | Keirans, JE, Barnes, JK |
Journal | Journal of the New York Entomological Society |
Volume | 95 |
Pagination | 109-113 |
Keywords | biology |
Abstract | Dr. Asa Fitch, the first professional entomologist appointed by a state legislature, described three tick species and what he questionably believed to be a fourth. These specimens have been rediscovered, and lectotypes have been designated.
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URL | http://www.jstor.org/stable/25009597 |