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Revision of the Nearctic Species of Agriotes (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

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Edward C. Becker
Edward C. Becker*
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Systematic Entomology Unit, Entomology Division, Ottawa, Canada
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The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada , Volume 88 , Supplement S1 , 1956 , pp. 5 - 101
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Contribution No. 3350, Entomology Division, Science Service, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada; in part from a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology in the Graduate College of the University of Illinois, 1952.

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Associate Entomologist

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