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AQUATIC AND SEMIAQUATIC HETEROPTERA OF ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN, AND MANITOBA (HEMIPTERA)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Arthur R. Brooks  and
Leonard A. Kelton
Arthur R. Brooks
Affiliation:
Research Station, Canada Department of Agriculture, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Leonard A. Kelton
Affiliation:
Entomology Research Institute, Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ontario
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Abstract

Ninety-five species of aquatic and semiaquatic Heteroptera are recorded from the Prairie Provinces of Canada, representing the following families: Belostomatidae 3, Corixidae 41, Gelastocoridae 1, Gerridae 8, Hebridae 2, Hydrometridae 1, Mesoveliidae 1, Nepidae 2, Notonectidae 6, Pleidae 1, Saldidae 26, and Veliidae 3. Also included are data on distribution, habits, and biological information. Keys to families, genera, and species are given, with 138 illustrations.

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The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada , Volume 99 , Supplement S51 , 1967 , pp. 7 - 92
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1967

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Contribution No. 271, Research Station, Saskatoon.

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Deceased 13 August 1962.

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