Systematic revision and cladistic analysis of the Patagonian genus Platesthes (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
The genus Platesthes Waterhouse, 1845 (Pimeliinae: Praocini), distributed in the Patagonian steppes in southern Argentina and Chile, is revised. A phylogeny of its 13 species is proposed, based on 48 morphological characters. The cladistic analysis provides one most parsimonious cladogram showing th...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2004-12-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200404-0014_Systematic_revision_and_cladistic_analysis_of_the_Patagonian_genus_Platesthes_Coleoptera_Tenebrionidae.php |