Plastocerus angulosus (Germar, 1844) (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dendrometrinae): an enigmatic click beetle with a convoluted taxonomic history
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5284.2.3
Abstract: Plastocerus angulosus (Germar, 1844) is one of the only two species of genus Plastocerus Schaum, 1852 within the monogeneric click beetle tribe Plastocerini. It is distributed in the area comprising Greece, Turkey, Syria, Israel, and… read more here.
Keywords: plastocerus angulosus; germar 1844; click beetle; plastocerus ... See more keywords
Incomplete sclerotization and phylogeny: The phylogenetic classification of Plastocerus (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194026
Abstract: The relationships of the monogeneric family Plastoceridae Crowson, 1972 (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) have remained contentious due to its modified morphology, incorrect information on incomplete metamorphosis of females and the absence of molecular data. We produced the… read more here.
Keywords: coleoptera elateroidea; plastocerus; incomplete sclerotization;