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Testing the phylogenetic utility of morphological character systems, with a revision of Creophilus Leach (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)

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Clarke, Dave J. (2011): Testing the phylogenetic utility of morphological character systems, with a revision of Creophilus Leach (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Zool. J. Linn. Soc.) 163 (3): 723-812, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00725.x, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00725.x

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