Taxonomy and biology of Nearctic species of Anthrenus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)

Transactions of the American Entomological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 271-332

  Beal Jr , R S ^a,b  

^a Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthreninae; Anthrenus; Carpet beetles; Coleoptera; Dermestidae; Florilinus; Insecta; New species

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032281230     PISSN: 00028320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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