Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae)

Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae)

Thanatophilus micans and T. mutilatus have significance for forensic entomology. Their larvae are therefore described and a key is provided for identifying the larvae of Afrotropical Silphidae based on morphological characters. It is shown that seven common species of Thanatophilus can be distinguis...

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Main Authors: Daniel, Claire A, Midgley, John M, Villet, Martin Herrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/59682
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-rhodes-vital-276382018-12-11T04:30:20ZDetermination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae)Daniel, Claire AMidgley, John MVillet, Martin HerrerThanatophilus micans and T. mutilatus have significance for forensic entomology. Their larvae are therefore described and a key is provided for identifying the larvae of Afrotropical Silphidae based on morphological characters. It is shown that seven common species of Thanatophilus can be distinguished by a 360 bp mtDNA sequence from the cytochrome oxidase I gene.2017articletext10 pagespdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10962/59682vital:27638doi: 10.3897/afrinvertebr.58.12966EnglishAfrican Invertebrates: A Journal of Biodiversity ResearchAfrican Invertebrates: A Journal of Biodiversity ResearchUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike" License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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description Thanatophilus micans and T. mutilatus have significance for forensic entomology. Their larvae are therefore described and a key is provided for identifying the larvae of Afrotropical Silphidae based on morphological characters. It is shown that seven common species of Thanatophilus can be distinguished by a 360 bp mtDNA sequence from the cytochrome oxidase I gene.
author Daniel, Claire A
Midgley, John M
Villet, Martin Herrer
spellingShingle Daniel, Claire A
Midgley, John M
Villet, Martin Herrer
Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae)
author_facet Daniel, Claire A
Midgley, John M
Villet, Martin Herrer
author_sort Daniel, Claire A
title Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae)
title_short Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae)
title_full Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae)
title_fullStr Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae)
title_full_unstemmed Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae)
title_sort determination of species and instars of the larvae of the afrotropical species of thanatophilus leach, 1817 (coleoptera, silphidae)
publishDate 2017
url http://hdl.handle.net/10962/59682
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