A revision of the subtribe hippomelanina: Hippomelas laporte and gory, prasinalia casey, gyascutus (stictocera) casey, and barrellus, gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 861-911

  Nelson, G H ^a   Bellamy, C L ^b  

^a Department of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine   (United States)

^b Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Hippomelanina; Phylogeny; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BARRELLUS; BUPRESTIDAE; COLEOPTERA; GYASCUTUS; HIPPOMELAS; PRASINALIA;

EID: 0029744217     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939600770491     Document Type: Article

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