Systena Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae): Notes on nomenclature, redescription of the genus, and a preliminary discussion of characters and phylogenetic relationships

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 467-483

  Lingafelter, Steven W ^a   Konstantinov, Alexander S ^a   Lee, Jong Eun ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b Andong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adult; Alticinae; Character; Chrysomelidae; Flea beetle; Leaf beetle; Morphology; Nom enclature; Syste matic; Systena

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031902637     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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