A new epiophlebia (Odonata: Epiophlebioidea) from china with a review of epiophlebian taxonomy, life history, and biogeography

Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 75-83

  Carle, Frank Louis ^a  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Epiophlebia; Extinction; Living fossil; Rheoepiophlebia

Indexed keywords

EPIOPHLEBIA; EPIOPHLEBIA SUPERSTES; ODONATA;

EID: 84873438255     PISSN: 18637221     EISSN: 18648312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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