Gerromorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in southern Illinois: Species assemblages and habitats

Great Lakes Entomologist

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-26

  Taylor, Steven J ^a   McPherson, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERRIDAE; GERROMORPHA; HEBRIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HETEROPTERA; HYDROMETRIDAE; MESOVELIIDAE; VELIIDAE;

EID: 34250893314     PISSN: 00900222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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