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A new intertidal beetle (Coleoptera: Limnichidae) from the Great Barrier Reef
Author(s) -
BRITTON E. B.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of entomology series b, taxonomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0047-2417
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1971.tb00108.x
Subject(s) - intertidal zone , heron , biology , genus , subfamily , great barrier reef , larva , ecology , zoology , reef , biochemistry , gene
SUMMARY A new genus is erected for a minute beetle found in the intertidal zone on Heron Island, the adult and larva of which are described. The relationships of the genus are discussed, and it is placed in the family Limnichidae as the sole representative of a new subfamily.