Phylogeny of New Zealand hepialid moths (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) inferred from a cladistic analysis of morphological data

Systematic Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-14

  Brown, B ^a   Dugdale, J S ^b   Emberson, R M ^a   Paterson, A M ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Maraaki Whenua Landcare Research   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; MOTH; PHYLOGENY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

HEPIALIDAE; JEANA; LEPIDOPTERA; OXYCANUS; TRICTENA; WISEANA;

EID: 0034053183     PISSN: 03076970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3113.2000.00089.x     Document Type: Article

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