Coloration and pteridine pattern in a new, yolk body mutant of Pyrrhocoris apterus (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 525-534

  Socha, Radomer ^a   Némec, Václav ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Body colour mutation; Firebug; Paper chromatography; Pteridines; Pyrrhocoridae; Pyrrhocoris apterus; Thin layer chromatography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000564896     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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