Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810

Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim)

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 681-693

  Bologna, Marco A ^a   Turco, Federica ^b   Pinto, John D ^c  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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