Weevils of the genera Archocopturus heller and Zygopsella champion: Sibling species and mimetic homoplasy (Coleoptera: Cucurlionidae: Conoderinae)

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 671-685

  Hespenheide, Henry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diptera; Dolichopodidae; Macrocopturus; Medetera; Mimicry

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CONODERINAE; CURCULIONIDAE; DIPTERA; DOLICHOPODIDAE; MACROCOPTURUS; MEDETERA;

EID: 21544433261     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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