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Adult Elateridae of Southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba (Coleoptera)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

A. R. Brooks
A. R. Brooks*
Affiliation:
Entomology Section, Research Station, Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Abstract

Illustrated keys and descriptions of 26 genera and 137 species or subspecies of Elateridae of southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are presented. The distribution of each species is described in relation to the bio-ecological regions in the three Provinces. No new species are described.

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Research Article
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The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada , Volume 93 , Supplement S20 , 1961 , pp. 5 - 63
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1961

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Contribution No. 34, Research Station, Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture, Saskatoon, Sask.

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Entomologist

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