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Food Relations of the Carabidea and Coccinellidae

Illinois Natural History Survey bulletin/Bulletin - Illinois Natural History SurveyPublished 31 May 1883Open access
Stephen Alfred Forbes
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TL;DR

Reports on food of beetles in two families in based on dissections of specimens and identification of gut contents, with a general summary for each family also provided.

Abstract

Reports on food of beetles in two families in based on dissections of specimens and identification of gut contents. For Carabidae, 185 specimens representing 38 species and 20 genera were examined. For Coccinellidae, 20 specimens in 3 genera were examined. Results are summarized at the genus level, with a general summary for each family also provided.

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Agricultural and Biological Sciences