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A further study of the sternal patches of Heteroptera-Pentatomidae with considerations of their function and value for classification

B.W. Staddon School of Pure and Applied Biology, University of Wales College of Cardiff, PO Box 915, Cardiff, CF1 3TL, UK
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I. Ahmad School of Pure and Applied Biology, University of Wales College of Cardiff, PO Box 915, Cardiff, CF1 3TL, UK; Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan
Pages 353-364 | Accepted 06 May 1993, Published online: 17 Feb 2007

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