Fontidessus Miller and Spangler, a new genus of Bidessini from Venezuela (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae) with three new species

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1827, 2008, Pages 45-52

  Miller, Kelly B ^a   Spangler, Paul J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Diving beetles; New genus; New species; Taxonomy; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

BIDESSINI; BIDESSODES; CARINAE; COLEOPTERA; DYTISCIDAE; HYDROPORINAE; HYGROBIIDAE; UVARUS;

EID: 48349132338     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1827.1.2     Document Type: Article

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