Terrestrial Hydrophilid Beetles of the Kuril Archipelago (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae)

Terrestrial hydrophilid beetles species (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) occurring in the Kuril Archipelago in the northwestern Pacific are reviewed. Based on literature records, museum collections and material from recent expeditions, 17 species (including 2 unidentified) are known from this archipelago...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ôhara, Masahiro, Jia, Fenglong
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 北海道大学総合博物館
Subjects:
Hydrophilidae
Coleoptera
Kruil Archipelago
Northwestern Pacific
IKIP
069
Pacific
Sakhalin
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2115/47807
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Summary:Terrestrial hydrophilid beetles species (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) occurring in the Kuril Archipelago in the northwestern Pacific are reviewed. Based on literature records, museum collections and material from recent expeditions, 17 species (including 2 unidentified) are known from this archipelago. A detail report on 5 species is given on the basis of about 1,260 adult specimens collected in the Kuril Islands by International Kuril Island Project (IKIP). IKIP was a joint Japanese-Russian-American expedition conducted between 1994- 2000. Biodiversity and Biogeography of the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin vol.2

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