Taxonomic and biogeographical review of the Afrotropical tribe Morphozonitini (Coleoptera, Meloidae, Eleticinae) with the description of three new taxa and a key to the genera

African Entomology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-42

  Bologna, M A ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basal meloidae; Mimiselma; Southwestern africa; Synonymy

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; ISELMA; LYTTA (BEETLE); MELOIDAE;

EID: 67649657908     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4001/003.017.0105     Document Type: Review

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