A new species of the beetle genus Brachypsectra from the Dominican Republic : with fossil connections (Coleoptera: Brachypsectridae)

  • With the description of Brachypsectra uiuafosile n. sp., from the Cabo Rojo desert area of Hispaniola, the beetle family Brachypsectridae now contains 4 described species. The family was originally known from the Dominican Republic by Miocene amber fossils oflarvae. Genitalia are illustrated for the first time for the family. Relationships of the family within the Elateroidea are briefly discussed.

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Author:Robert E. Woodruff
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-238731
ISSN:1942-1654
ISSN:0749-6737
Parent Title (English):Insecta mundi : a journal of world insect systematics
Publisher:Center for Systematic Entomology
Place of publication:Gainesville, Fla.
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2002
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Contributing Corporation:Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.
Release Date:2011/12/29
Volume:16
Issue:4
Page Number:10
First Page:161
Last Page:170
HeBIS-PPN:357012607
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Zeitschriften / Jahresberichte:Insecta Mundi / Insecta Mundi, Volume 16 (2002)
:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-333659
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 3.0