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FEMALE GENITALIA OF THE NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES OF THE CICINDELA MARITIMA GROUP (COLEOPTERA: CICINDELIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Richard Freitag
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Abstract

The external and internal female genitalia of the North American species comprising the Cicindela maritima group are described and figured. An identification key based on these structures is provided. A phylogeny based on the female genitalia is postulated for the group.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1972

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