Madaglymbus, a new genus of Malagasy endemic diving beetles and description of a highly unusual species based on morphology and DNA sequence data (Dytiscidae: Copelatinae)

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-51

  Shaverdo, H ^a   Monaghan, M T ^b,c   Lees, D C ^b   Ranaivosolo, R ^d   Balke, M ^b,e  

^a NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^e ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aglymbus; Copelatus; Madagascar; Madaglymbus; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

AGLYMBUS; COLEOPTERA; COPELATINAE; COPELATUS; DYTISCIDAE; HYGROBIIDAE;

EID: 39549116582     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477200007002599     Document Type: Article

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