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Species Pedilus lugubris


Bionomics, phylogeny and systematics of the North American species of Pedilus Fischer (Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae).
By Young, D.K.
Thesis Univ. Michigan State. 1., 1981
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A revision of the family Pyrochroidae (Coleoptera: Heteromera) for North America based on the larvae, pupae, and adults
By Young D.K.
Contributions of the American Entomological Institute 11: 1-39, 1975

A catalog of Coleoptera of America north of Mexico. Family: Pyrochroidae
By Young D.K.
USDA Agriculture handbook no. 529-120. x + 8 pp., 1983
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NB: Pedilus not treated

Tenebrionoidea of South Carolina
By Janet C. Ciegler
Clemson University, 2014
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This study of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea continues efforts to document the biodiversity of South Carolina. Twenty tenebrionoid families (excluding Ciidae and Scraptiidae) are covered: Aderidae, Anthicidae, Archeocrypticidae, Boridae, Ischaliidae, Melandryidae, Meloidae, Mordellidae, Mycetophagidae, Mycteridae, Oedemeridae, Pyrochroidae, Pythidae, Ripiphoridae, Salpingidae, Stenotrachelidae, Synchroidae, Tenebrionidae, Tetratomidae, and Zopheridae.

New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mordellidae and Ripiphoridae
By Webster R.P., Sweeney J.D., Demerchant I.
Zookeys 179: 243-256, 2012

New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Tenebrionidae and Zopheridae
By Webster R.P., Sweeney J.D., Demerchant I., Bouchard P., Bousquet Y.
Zookeys 179: 257-277, 2012

New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mycetophagidae, Tetratomidae, and Melandryidae
By Webster R.P., Sweeney J.D., Demerchant I.
Zookeys 179: 215-242, 2012

New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Stenotrachelidae, Oedemeridae, Meloidae, Myceteridae, Boridae, Pythidae...
By Webster R.P., Sweeney J.D., Demerchant I.
Zookeys 179: 279-307, 2012
Full title: New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Stenotrachelidae, Oedemeridae, Meloidae, Myceteridae, Boridae, Pythidae, Pyrochroidae, Anthicidae, and Aderidae.
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