Sexual and cleaning behaviour of Lydus trimaculatus Fabricius with remarks on the courtship of the Lyttini (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 131-137

  Turco, Federica ^a   Bologna, Marco A ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavioural patterns; Comparative behaviour; Ethology; Systematics

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; LYTTA; MELOIDAE;

EID: 20444381018     PISSN: 14351951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmnd.200310006     Document Type: Article

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