The genus Xanthomus Mulsant, 1854 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), its evolutionary history and conservation significance

Annales Zoologici

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 383-401

  Ferrer, Julio ^a   Whitehead, Paul F ^b  

^a Moor Leys ^*  (Sweden)

^b Moor Leys   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Coleoptera; Conservation; Evolution; Key; New species; Synonyms; Tenebrionidae; Xanthomus

Indexed keywords

HELOPS PALLIDUS; HELOPS TESTACEUS; XANTHOMUS; XANTHOMUS GHIDINII; XANTHOMUS GRIMMI; XANTHOMUS ISRAELSONI; XANTHOMUS PALLIDUS; XANTHOMUS PELLUCIDUS; XANTHOMUS VIKLUNDI;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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