A morphometric approach to the taxonomy of the genus Ceramida (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 573-592

  Sanmartín, Isabel ^a   Martín Piera, Fermín ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOMETRY; TAXONOMY;

CERAMIDA; COLEOPTERA; MELOLONTHINAE; SCARABAEOIDEA;

EID: 0344172597     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent131573-5     Document Type: Article

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