A new shield-bug species piezodorus grossi (Het.: Pentatomidae) from the australasian region previously confused with P. hybneri (Gmelin)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1859-1863

  Staddon, B W ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genitalia; Morphology; Pentatomidae; Piezodorus grossi (sp. nov.); Piezodorus hybneris. str; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

PENTATOMIDAE; PIEZODORUS; PIEZODORUS GROSSI; PIEZODORUS HYBNERI; WEDA TUMIDIFRONS;

EID: 0030780105     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939700770971     Document Type: Article

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