Biology of Aphodius hyxos Petrovitz (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiidae) and description of the third larval stage

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 657-665

  Verdu J R ^a   Lumaret, J P ^b   Galante, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL VALÉRY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHODIINAE; APHODIUS GRANARIUS; APHODIUS HYXOS; COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEOIDEA;

EID: 0030670891     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent129657-4     Document Type: Article

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