Interstructural correlations in evolution of darkling beetles of the tribe Helopini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Various morphological structures of Helopini [sensu Nabozhenko, 2002a], their functions and evolution are considered. Some adaptations to arid environmental conditions and the main evolutionary trends in the tribe are discussed. The adaptations to digging are characteristic of Xanthomus which i...
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Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Federal state budgetary institution
2005-03-01
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| Series: | Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ssc-ras.ru/files/files/4_Nabozhenko.pdf |