Analysis of the calling songs of Platypleura hirtipennis (Germar, 1834) and P. plumosa (Germar, 1834) (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)

African Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 291-296

  Sanborn, A F ^a   Phillips, P K ^b   Villet, M H ^c  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rhodes University ^*  (United States)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CICADIDAE; HEMIPTERA; PLATYPLEURA;

EID: 0344928030     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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