Towards a phylogeny of Tanytarsus van der Wulp (Diptera: Chironomidae). Is morphology alone sufficient to reconstruct the genealogical relationship?

Insect Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 199-219

  Ekrem, Torbjørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA; TANYTARSUS; TANYTARSUS EMINULUS; TANYTARSUS GREGARIUS; TANYTARSUS LUGENS; TANYTARSUS MCMILLANI; TANYTARSUS MENDAX;

EID: 0037997616     PISSN: 1399560X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187631203788964845     Document Type: Article

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