Review of the carrion beetles of Australia and New Guinea (Coleoptera: Silphidae)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 93-101

  Peck, Stewart B ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Bionomics; Phylogeny; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DIAMESUS; NICROPHORUS; PTOMAPHILA; PTOMAPHILA LACRYMOSA; PTOMAPHILA OVATA; PTOMAPHILA PERLATA;

EID: 0035917501     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2001.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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