Rarity of blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) in Southern Africa correlates with their phylogeny and trophic habits, but not body size
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Embryonic and postembryonic development of blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) in the world: A synopsis
Blister (oil) beetles, family Meloidae, are distributed throughout the world except for New Zealand, Antarctica and most Polynesian islands. They are characterized by their complex biology including hypermetamorphosis and diapause. The present review discusses the embryonic development of several meloid species belonging to various genera. Concerning the postembryonic development, this work rev...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Entomology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1210-5759,1802-8829
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2014.058