Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the genus Peschetius Guignot (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)

Aquatic Insects

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-155

  Biström, Olof ^a   Nilsson, Anders N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Dytiscidae; Ethiopian Region; New species; Oriental Region; Revision

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; DYTISCIDAE;

EID: 0037910459     PISSN: 01650424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/aqin.25.2.125.14038     Document Type: Article

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