Classification of basal Cucujoidea (Coleoptera:Polyphaga): Cladistic analysis, keys and review of new families

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-73

  Leschen, R A B ^a   Lawrence, J F ^b   Slipinski S A ^b  

^a New Zealand Arthropod Collection   (New Zealand)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CLADISTICS; IDENTIFICATION KEY; NEW TAXON; TAXONOMY;

BIPHYLLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CRYPTOPHAGIDAE; CUCUJIDAE; CUCUJOIDEA; EROTYLIDAE; LAEMOPHLOEIDAE; NITIDULIDAE; PHLOEOSTICHIDAE; PROPALTICIDAE; PROTOCUCUJIDAE; SILVANIDAE; SMICRIPIDAE; SPHINDIDAE; TROGOSSITIDAE;

EID: 19844367645     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IS04007     Document Type: Article

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