An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas (Coleoptera)

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 26, 2003, Pages 1-37

  Riley, Edward G ^a   Wolfe, Charles S ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; DIPLOTAXIS; INVERTEBRATA; PHANAEUS; PHYLLOPHAGA; SCARABAEOIDEA;

EID: 0037998676     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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