Species of Aulacoscelis Duponchel and Chevrolat (Chrysomelidae) and Nomotus Gorham (Languriidae) feed on fronds of Central American Cycads

Coleopterists Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-231

  Windsor, Donald ^a   Ness, Joshua ^b   Gomez, Luis Diego ^c   Jolivet, Pierre H ^c  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ADULT; BEETLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

AULACOSCELIS COSTARICENSIS; EUMAEUS GODDARTI; ZAMIA FAIRCHILDIANA;

EID: 0033451626     PISSN: 0010065X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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