First record of the Palearctic seed bug Metopoplax fuscinervis Stål (Hemiptera: Oxycarenidae) in North America

Authors

  • C. G. Ratzlaff Vancouver, British Columbia; chris.ratzlaff@gmail.com
  • G. G.E. Scudder c/o Spencer Entomological Collection, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, University of British Columbia, 2212 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia. V6T 1Z4

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2021-01-26