Larval morphology and breeding behavior of the genus Pedaridium harold (coleoptera: scarabaeidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 596-604

  Verdú, José R ^a   Galante, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ateuchini; Breeding patterns; Dung beetles; Larval description; Scarabaeoidea; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 7244252558     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0596:LMABBO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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