Taxonomic key of SubFamily Meligethinae (Order Coleoptera: Family Nitidulidae) in Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Plant Protection Reasearch institute, Agriculture Research Center - El-Dokki-Giza

2 Zoology and Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University (Girls branch).

Abstract

The gathered information elucidated that subfamily Meligethinae is represented in Egypt by 10 species in nine genera. This study was planned to identify and to determine the recent taxonomic status of this group of meligethins species in Egypt. An illustrated key was given for all Meligethinae genera and species.

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