Euvira micmac, a new species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), and first record of the genus in Canada

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 147-153

  Klimaszewski, Jan ^a   Majka, Christopher G ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COEXISTENCE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GALL; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ALEOCHARINAE; COLEOPTERA; LITARGUS; MYCETOPHAGIDAE; QUERCUS RUBRA; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 34548024620     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/n05-098     Document Type: Article

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