The Palearctic species Bembidion femoratum and Amara communis (Coleoptera: Carabidae): New records and notes on modes of introduction to North America

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 532-538

  Majka, Christopher G ^a  

^a Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTRODUCED SPECIES; NEW RECORD; RANGE EXPANSION;

NORTH AMERICA;

AMARA COMMUNIS; BEMBIDION FEMORATUM; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 30744440376     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/N05-044     Document Type: Article

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