Addressing the dasymutilla quadriguttata species-group and species-complex (hymenoptera: Mutillidae): Several distinct species or a single, morphologically variable species?

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-249

  Pilgrim, Erik M ^a   Williams, Kevin A ^a   Manley, Donald G ^b   Pitts, James P ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Southeastern United States; Sphaeropthalminae; Synonymy

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MORPHOLOGY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPLEX; TAXONOMY; WASP;

ALESIA; DASYMUTILLA; DASYMUTILLA NIGRIPES; ELECTRA; HERSILIA; HYMENOPTERA; MUTILLIDAE; SPHAEROPTHALMINAE;

EID: 72049122992     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/JKES08.11.1     Document Type: Article

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