Systematics and phylogeny of Eodrepanus, a new Drepanocerine genus,with comments on biogeographical data (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Oniticellini)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 43, Issue 29-30, 2009, Pages 1835-1878

  Barbero, Enrico ^a   Palestrini, Claudia ^a   Roggero, Angela ^a  

^a Department of Biologia Animale e dell'Uomo ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Eemian fossil species; New combination; New genus; New species; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BEETLE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BOOTSTRAPPING; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

COLEOPTERA; DREPANOCERUS; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 70449635546     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930903016590     Document Type: Article

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