Resolving insect phylogeny: The significance of cephalic structures of the Nannomecoptera in understanding endopterygote relationships

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 427-460

  Beutel, Rolf G ^a   Kristensen, Niels P ^b   Pohl, Hans ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Head morphology; Larvae; Musculature; Nannochoristidae; Nervous system; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

AORTA; ARTICLE; ENDOPTERYGOTE INSECT; EYE; FAT BODY; HEAD; INSECT; LARVAL STAGE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MUSCLE; NANNOCHORISTIDAE; NANNOMECOPTERA; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SALIVARY GLAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; HEAD; INSECTS; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEW ZEALAND; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; MECOPTERA; NANNOCHORISTA; NANNOCHORISTIDAE; NEOPTERA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 68449091112     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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