Biogeographical analysis of the flea beetle genus Chaetocnema in the Afrotropical Region: Distribution patterns and areas of endemism

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 720-730

  Biondi, Maurizio ^a   D'Alessandro, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Afrotropical Region; Alticinae; Biogeographical analysis; Chaetocnema; Chorotype; Chrysomelidae; Coleoptera; Parsimony analysis of endemicity

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENDEMISM;

AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

ALTICINI; CHAETOCNEMA; CHAETOCNEMA CONFINIS; CHAETOCNEMA PULLA; CHAETOCNEMA TIBIALIS; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 33645299320     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01446.x     Document Type: Article

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