Genome sequencing of Rhinorhipus Lawrence exposes an early branch of the Coleoptera

Abstract Background Rhinorhipidae Lawrence, 1988 is an enigmatic beetle family represented by a single species, Rhinorhipus tamborinensis Lawrence, 1988, from Australia, with poorly established affinities near the superfamily Elateroidea (click beetles, soldier beetles and fireflies) or the more inc...

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Main Authors: Dominik Kusy, Michal Motyka, Carmelo Andujar, Matej Bocek, Michal Masek, Katerina Sklenarova, Filip Kokas, Milada Bocakova, Alfried P. Vogler, Ladislav Bocak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-018-0262-0