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FEMALE GENITALIA OF THE NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES OF THE CICINDELA MARITIMA GROUP (COLEOPTERA: CICINDELIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Richard Freitag
Richard Freitag
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario
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Abstract

The external and internal female genitalia of the North American species comprising the Cicindela maritima group are described and figured. An identification key based on these structures is provided. A phylogeny based on the female genitalia is postulated for the group.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 104 , Issue 8 , August 1972 , pp. 1277 - 1306
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1972

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