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Additions to the knowledge of Nevada carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and a preliminary list of carabids from the Great Basin National Park.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Additions to the list of Carabidae known for Nevada, USA and carabid beetles found in the Great Basin National Park, NV are reported with notes on ecology and identification resources. NEW INFORMATION:For 79 species of carabids, we present 57 new state records, two state records previously reported in online resources, one confirmation of a previous questionable record for the state, and report 22 records for the Great Basin National Park that includes three new state records.

SUBMITTER: Will K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5515070 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Additions to the knowledge of Nevada carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and a preliminary list of carabids from the Great Basin National Park.

Will Kipling K Madan Riva R Hsu Han Hsuan HH

Biodiversity data journal 20170613 5

<h4>Background</h4>Additions to the list of Carabidae known for Nevada, USA and carabid beetles found in the Great Basin National Park, NV are reported with notes on ecology and identification resources.<h4>New information</h4>For 79 species of carabids, we present 57 new state records, two state records previously reported in online resources, one confirmation of a previous questionable record for the state, and report 22 records for the Great Basin National Park that includes three new state r ...[more]

PMID: 28765724

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