Revision of the New Zealand species of mecyclothorax sharp (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Psydrinae, mecyclothoracini) and the consequent removal of several species to meonochilus gen. n. (Psydrinae, meonini)

New Zealand Entomologist

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-22

  Liebherr, James K ^a,b   Marris, John W M ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brachyptery; Mecyclothoracini; Meonini; Psydrinae; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; MECYCLOTHORAX; MECYCLOTHORAX ROTUNDICOLLIS; PSYDRINI;

EID: 70349253571     PISSN: 00779962     EISSN: 11793430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2009.9722172     Document Type: Article

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