Phylogeny and classification of the extant basal lineages of the hymenoptera (insecta)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 393-442

  Vilhelmsen, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apocrita; Symphyta; Systematics

Indexed keywords

ANAXYELIDAE; APOCRITA; BLASTICOTOMIDAE; CEPHOIDEA; CIMBICIDAE; DIPRIONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; ORUSSIDAE; ORUSSOIDEA; PAMPHILIOIDEA; PERGIDAE; SIRICIDAE; SIRICOIDEA; SYMPHYTA; TENTHREDINIDAE; TENTHREDINOIDEA; XIPHYDRIIDAE; XYELIDAE; XYELOIDEA;

EID: 0035315522     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/zjls.2000.0255     Document Type: Article

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