Systematic revision of endemic southern African genera of bolboceratinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Bolboceratidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1045-1123

  Gussmann, S M V ^a   Scholtz, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bolboceratinae; Distribution; Southern Africa; Systematic Revision

Indexed keywords

BOLBOCERATELLUS; BOLBOCERATEX HOLMI; BOLBOCERATEX INDUBIUS; BOLBOCERATEX JOUBERTI; BOLBOCERATEX VANWYKI; BOLBOCEROIDES; BOLBODIUS; MERIDIOBOLBUS HEBES; MERIDIOBOLBUS NATALENSIS; NAMIBIOTRUPES; PROTOTRUPES;

EID: 0033813585     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930050020122     Document Type: Article

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