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An Updated Checklist of the Coleoptera Associated with Livestock Dung on Pastures in America North of Mexico

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Bezanson, G. A., Floate, K. D. (2019): An Updated Checklist of the Coleoptera Associated with Livestock Dung on Pastures in America North of Mexico. The Coleopterists Bulletin 73 (3): 655-683, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-73.3.655, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-73.3.655

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