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Sciaroidea at the 7th International Congress of Dipterology

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Dear Sciaroidea Colleagues: Happy New Year!

I am writing to remind you of the upcoming 7th International congress of Dipterology taking place in Costa Rica, August 8-13. I am organizing the Sciaroidea (including Cecidomyiidae) workshop and I would like to invite you all to come and present your research on this fascinating group of Diptera.

MZLU JKJ SPM-057585

Sat, 02/20/2010 - 16:52 — Jostein Kjaerandsen

Collection

Type Status: Nontype

Institution Code: MZLU

Collection Code: JKJ

Catalogue Number Text: SPM-057585

Collector Number: MZLU-JKJ-COL-008741

Count: 1

Identification

Basis of Record: Preserved Specimen

Taxonomic Name: Lygistorrhina pictipennis

Identified By: Jostein Kjaerandsen

Date Identified: 20 January 2010

Miscellaneous

Sex: Female

Life Stage: Adult

J-ISHI-NOTO-PN-01

Sat, 02/20/2010 - 16:48 — Jostein Kjaerandsen

Location

Locality: CHUBU: Ishikawa Prefecture, Noto Peninsula, Suzu-shi, 3.5 km NW Katahime Jinja

Latitude: 37° 29' 58.992" N

Longitude: 137° 18' 23.004" E

Country Code: Japan

MZLU JKJ SPM-057585

Sat, 02/20/2010 - 16:48 — Jostein Kjaerandsen

Collection

Type Status: Nontype

Institution Code: MZLU

Collection Code: JKJ

Catalogue Number Text: SPM-057585

Field Number: MZLU-JKJ-COL-008741

Collector: Christopher Yanto

Count: 1

Identification

Basis of Record: Preserved Specimen

Taxonomic Name: 

Identified By: Jostein Kjaerandsen

Date Identified: 20 January 2010

Miscellaneous

Sex: Female

Life Stage: Adult

Location

Locality: CHUBU: Ishikawa Prefecture, Noto Peninsula, Suzu-shi, 3.5 km NW Katahime Jinja

Latitude: 37° 29' 58.992" N

Longitude: 137° 18' 23.004" E

Country Code: Japan

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