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STUDIES IN THE MELYRIDAE, NO. 9. (COLEOPTERA.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Frank E. Blaisdell Sr.
Frank E. Blaisdell Sr.
Affiliation:
Stanford Medical School and California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California
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Two of the species described below were discovered very recently and constitute a very interesting addition to our Melyrid fauna. The individuals or units of a species vary more or less and this variation makes the work of the taxonomist rather uncertain and difficult as regards the characterization of a species, until considerable series has been studied from some single locality. When a knowledge of the range and degree of variation has once been obtained, the systematist can proceed with greater confidence as regards the status of the species he describes. Collectors should bear in mind the need of series for the study of variation.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 63 , Issue 8 , August 1931 , pp. 178 - 183
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1931

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