Insect diversity @ McGill
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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Nature wakes up
It’s an exciting time of year for the field entomologists of the temperate north. The snow has finally left southern Quebec and nature is getting up to speed for spring. Along with the more obvious signs of spring that most people … Continue reading
New species under our noses
There is a popular misconception that we have to travel to tropical rainforests or unexplored corners of the globe to discover a new species. Wrong! Even right here in southern Quebec, in one of the most densely populated parts of … Continue reading
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Tagged Chloropidae, Diptera, Milichiidae, new species, taxonomy
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