Brachygluta abdominalis (Aubé) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) newly recorded in Canada, with notes on other beach-drift beetles

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 761-764

  Majka, Christopher G ^a   Ogden, Jeffrey ^b  

^a Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History   (Canada)

^b NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bay of Fundy; Brachygluta abdominalis; Coleoptera; Littoral environment; Pselaphinae; Salt marsh; Sand dune; Staphylinidae

Indexed keywords

ATHETA; COLEOPTERA; LEPTACINUS; PSELAPHINAE; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 33750434526     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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