Brumoides septentrionis davisi (Leng) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): Distribution, host-plant associations, and habitats of a seldom-collected lady beetle

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-58

  Wheeler Jr , A G ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brumoides septentrionis davisi; Coccinellids; Insect distribution; Pine barrens

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRUMOIDES; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038707373     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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