Comparative study of larval head structures of Megaloptera (Hexapoda)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 917-938

  Beutel, Rolf G ^a   Friedrich, Frank ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Head; Larvae; Megaloptera; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSECT; LARVA; PHYLOGENY;

CHAULIODINAE; CORYDALIDAE; CORYDALINAE; ENDOPTERYGOTA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MEGALOPTERA; NEOHERMES; NEUROPTERA; NEUROPTERIDA; RAPHIDIOPTERA; SIALIDAE;

EID: 65749091529     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2008.119     Document Type: Article

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