A taxonomic review of the genus Gnathium Kirby (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

Transactions of the American Entomological Society

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-58

  Pinto, John D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; COLEOPTERA; MELOIDAE;

EID: 68949120889     PISSN: 00028320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3157/061.135.0201     Document Type: Review

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