Leiodidae Fleming, 1821

American Beetles: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia

Volumn 1, Issue , 2000, Pages 250-258

  Peck, Stewart B ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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