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Molecular phylogeny of the butterfly genus Polytremis (Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae, Baorini) in China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Jiang Weibin, Zhu Jianqing, Song Chao, Li Xiaoyan, Yang Yue, Yu Weidong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The genus Polytremis, restricted to the continental part of the southeastern Palaearctic and northern Oriental regions, is one of the largest and most diverse lineages of the tribe Baorini. Previous studies on the genus were focused mainly on morphological classification and identification of new species. Due to the lack of effective and homologous traits of morphology, there were many challenges in...
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