Morpholgical study of the beetle Adesmia oterscelis (Solier) ( Coleoptera : Tenebrionidae

Volume 3, Issue 2
Autumn 2012
Page 214-225

Document Type : Research Paper

Abstract
This research includes a morphological study of the beetle Adesmia oterscelis
(Solier) which spread in the Erbil governorate/ Kurdistan region _ Iraq .
The specimens were collected from the soil among of some weeds in the period from September -2008 until April / 2010. The species have been described in detail and most body parts were illustrated such as Antenna ,Mouthparts , Pronotum , Elytra and Male and genitalia . The localities , date of collection and the hosts were mentioned .
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