Taxonomy and phylogeny of a new Central American beetle genus: (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
A new genus and two species of Melolonthinae from Honduras and Nicaragua are described. A phylogenetic analysis, carried out using morphological characters, suggests that Catrachia is a strongly supported monophyletic group. Catrachia is therefore established as a new genus, constituted by two new s...
Main Authors: | María Milagro Coca-Abia, Paul S Robbins |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Vicerractoría Investigación
2006-06-01
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Series: | Revista de Biología Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442006000200027 |
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