Flightlessness and rapid terrestrial locomotion in tiger beetles of the Cicindela L. subgenus Rivacindela van Nldek from Saline habitats of Australia (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)

Coleopterists Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 221-230

  Kamoun, Sophien ^a   Hogenhout, Saskia A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHTLESSNESS; LOCOMOTION BEHAVIOUR; TIGER BEETLE;

AUSTRALIA;

CICINDELA; CICINDELA EBURNEOLA; CICINDELA HUDSONI; CICINDELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; RIVACINDELA;

EID: 0030437915     PISSN: 0010065X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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