On the head morphology of Lepiceridae (Coleoptera: Myxophaga) and the systematic position of the family and suborder
Adult head structures of Lepicerus inaequalis were examined in detail and interpreted functionally and phylogenetically. The monogeneric family clearly belongs to Myxophaga. A moveable process on the left mandible is an autapomorphy of the suborder. Even though Lepiceridae is the "basal" s...
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Language: | English |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2006-01-01
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Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200601-0014_On_the_head_morphology_of_Lepiceridae_Coleoptera_Myxophaga_and_the_systematic_position_of_the_family_and_sub.php |