A phylogeny of the families of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera)

Systematic Entomology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-84

  Browne, Jonathan ^a   Scholtz, Clarke H ^b  

^a Common Ground Consulting ^*  (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHODIINAE; CERATOCANTHIDAE; CETONIINAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPHYLLOSTOMATIDAE; DYNASTINAE; GEOTRUPIDAE; GLAPHYRIDAE; HYBOSORIDAE; LUCANIDAE; MELOLONTHINAE; ORPHNINAE; PASSALIDAE; PLEOCOMIDAE; RUTELINAE; SCARABAEIDAE; SCARABAEINAE; SCARABAEOIDEA; TENTORIUM; TROGIDAE; VALGINAE;

EID: 0002793480     PISSN: 03076970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3113.1999.00067.x     Document Type: Article

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