Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae)
Thanatophilus micans and T. mutilatus have significance for forensic entomology. Their larvae are therefore described and a key is provided for identifying the larvae of Afrotropical Silphidae based on morphological characters. It is shown that seven common species of Thanatophilus can be distinguis...
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| author | Claire A. Daniel John M. Midgley Martin H. Villet |
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| description | Thanatophilus micans and T. mutilatus have significance for forensic entomology. Their larvae are therefore described and a key is provided for identifying the larvae of Afrotropical Silphidae based on morphological characters. It is shown that seven common species of Thanatophilus can be distinguished by a 360 bp mtDNA sequence from the cytochrome oxidase I gene. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8790ef5d36c4b62a7d36fd151feb6b32022-12-22T03:22:04ZengPensoft PublishersAfrican Invertebrates1681-55562305-25622017-05-0158211010.3897/afrinvertebr.58.1296612966Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae)Claire A. Daniel0John M. Midgley1Martin H. Villet2Rhodes UniversityKwaZulu-Natal MuseumRhodes UniversityThanatophilus micans and T. mutilatus have significance for forensic entomology. Their larvae are therefore described and a key is provided for identifying the larvae of Afrotropical Silphidae based on morphological characters. It is shown that seven common species of Thanatophilus can be distinguished by a 360 bp mtDNA sequence from the cytochrome oxidase I gene.https://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/article/12966/ |
| spellingShingle | Claire A. Daniel John M. Midgley Martin H. Villet Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae) African Invertebrates |
| title | Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae) |
| title_full | Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae) |
| title_fullStr | Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae) |
| title_short | Determination of species and instars of the larvae of the Afrotropical species of Thanatophilus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera, Silphidae) |
| title_sort | determination of species and instars of the larvae of the afrotropical species of thanatophilus leach 1817 coleoptera silphidae |
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