Chromosomal separation of difficult species of Copris Geoffroy, 1762 and Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae), with discussion of O. massai Baraud as a British Pleistocene fossil

Karyotype analysis shows that Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna should be regarded as a separate species from C. hispanus Linnaeus, and that Onthophagus massai Baraud is a valid species, not a synonym of Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler. Chromosomal variation between populations of O. fracticornis...

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Main Authors: Robert Angus, Sarah Falahee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2010-01-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2135

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