Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Lethocerinae Lauck & Menke (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae)

Stuttgarter Beitrage Zur Naturkunde, Serie A (Biologie)

Volumn 2006, Issue 695, 2006, Pages 1-71

  Perez Goodwyn, Pablo J ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Belostomatidae; Benacus; Kirkaldyia; Lethocerinae; Lethocerus; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85125785089     PISSN: 03410145     EISSN: 21935513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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