Luciola leii sp. nov., a new species of aquatic firefly (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae) from mainland China

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 339-347

  Fu, Xinhua ^a   Ballantyne, Lesley ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLY; NEW SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HUBEI;

COLEOPTERA; LAMPYRIDAE; LUCIOLA;

EID: 33748492755     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/N05-102     Document Type: Article

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