Evolution of the scarab hindwing articulation and wing base: A contribution toward the phylogeny of the Scarabaeoidae (Scarabaeoidea: Coleoptera)

Systematic Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 307-326

  Browne, Jonathan ^a,b   Scholtz, Clarke H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Common Ground Consulting ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHODIINAE; CETONIINAE; COLEOPTERA; DYNASTINAE; MELOLONTHINAE; ORPHNINAE; OSMODERMA; RUTELINAE; SCARABAEIDAE; SCARABAEINAE; SCARABAEOIDEA; VALGINAE;

EID: 0001273309     PISSN: 03076970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3113.1998.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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