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.
Author: | Robert E. Woodruff |
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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): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 3.0 |