Older-instar larvae of Pseudopsinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae): Morphological description of three genera and phylogenetic placement of the subfamily

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 713-724

  Grebennikov, Vasily V ^a,b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Description; Immature stages; Larva; Morphology; Nanobius; Phylogeny; Pseudopsinae; Pseudopsis; Staphylinidae; Zalobius

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

COLEOPTERA; PAEDERINAE; STAPHYLINIDAE; STAPHYLININAE;

EID: 30444441941     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.102     Document Type: Article

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