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Article: The terrestrial Coleoptera of Point Clear Island and surrounding Marshlands, Hancock county, Mississippi.
- Article from:
- Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences
- Article date:
- October 1, 2002
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A general survey of the terrestrial beetles of Point Clear Island and surrounding marshlands was conducted using a wide variety of collection techniques. A list containing at least 279 species, representing 39 families, was compiled, with the Carabidae (57 species), Scarabaeidae (39 species) and Staphylinidae (33 species) best represented. The list compared favorably with results of similar studies done in North Carolina and Florida salt marshes, South Carolina salt marshes and beach habitats, and on Horn Island, Jackson Co., Mississippi, although the Point Clear area had considerably greater species diversity.
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