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Myxophaga

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Tree from Beutel, Maddison, and Haas (1999) and Beutel (1999).
Containing group: Coleoptera

References

Beutel, R.G. 1999. Phylogenetic analysis of Myxophaga (Coleoptera) with a redescription of Lepicerus horni (Lepiceridae). Zool. Anz., (1998/99):291-308.

Beutel, R.G., D.R. Maddison, and A. Haas. 1999. Phylogenetic analysis of Myxophaga (Coleoptera) using larval characters. Systematic Entomology, 24:171-192.

Hinton, H. E. 1967. On the spiracles of the larvae of the suborder Myxophaga (Coleoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology, 15, 955-959.

Hinton, H. E. 1969. Plastron respiration in adult beetles of the suborder Myxophaga. Journal of Zoology, 159, 131-137.

Lawrence, J. F. & H. Reichardt. 1991. Torridincolidae (Myxophaga), Microsporidae (Myxophaga) (=Sphaeriidae), Hydroscaphidae (Myxophaga). Immature Insects, Vol. 2. (ed. by F. W. Stehr), pp. 302-304. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, Iowa.

Reichardt, H. 1973. A critical study of the suborder Myxophaga, with a taxonomic revision of the Brazilian Torridincolidae and Hydroscaphidae (Coleoptera). Arquivos de Zoologia, S. Paulo 24(2):73-162.

Reichardt, H. 1974. Relationships between Hydroscaphidae and Torridincolidae, based on larvae and pupae, with the description of the immature stages of Scaphydra angra (Coleoptera, Myxophaga). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 18 (4), 117-122.

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Scientific Name Sphaerius sp.
Location USA: Arizona: Sycamore Canyon
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Copyright © 2001 David R. Maddison
Scientific Name Hydroscapha natans
Location USA: Arizona: Sycamore Canyon
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License - Version 3.0.
Copyright © 2001 David R. Maddison
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