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Phylogeny of ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): are the subfamilies monophyletic?
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Mar 2010
Magro A, Lecompte E, Magné F, Hemptinne J-L, Crouau-Roy B
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The Coccinellidae (ladybirds) is a highly speciose family of the Coleoptera. Ladybirds are well known because of their use as biocontrol agents, and are the subject of many ecological studies. However, little is known about phylogenetic relationships of the Coccinellidae, and a precise evolutionary framework is needed for the family. This paper provides the first phylogenetic reconstruction of the relationships...
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