Phylogeny and systematics of the Arrupinae (Chilopoda Geophilomorpha Mecistocephalidae) with the description of a new dwarfed species

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1247-1267

  Foddai, Donatella ^a   Bonato, Lucio ^a   Pereira, Luis Alberto ^b   Minelli, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agnostrup; Arrupinae; Chilopoda; Cladistics; Geophilomorpha; Mecistocephalidae; Miniaturization; Nannarrup; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; CLADISTICS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

ARTHROPODA; CHILOPODA; GEOPHILOMORPHA; INVERTEBRATA; MECISTOCEPHALIDAE;

EID: 0037984423     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930210121672     Document Type: Article

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