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Taxonomy, larval morphology and cytogenetics of Lihelophorus, the Tibetan endemic subgenus of Helophorus (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea)

  • 1. Division of Life Sciences (Insects), Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK; e-mail: r.angus@royalholloway.ac.uk
  • 2. Museum of Biology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; e-mail: lssjϐl@mail.sysu.edu.cn
  • 3. Biology and Geography School, Qinghai Normal University, Wusi West Road 38#, 810000, Xining, Qinghai Province, China; e-mail: 149470880@qq.com
  • 4. Computer Network Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China; e-mail: 344280438@qq.com
  • 5. Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, Viničná 7, CZ-128 43 Prague 2, Czech Republic; e-mail: dominik.vondracek@gmail.com & Department of Entomology, National Museum, Cirkusová 1740, CZ-193 00 Praha 9 - Horní Počernice, Czech Republic; e-mail: mfikacek@gmail.com
  • 6. Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Zoology, Viničná 7, CZ-128 43 Prague 2, Czech Republic; e-mail: dominik.vondracek@gmail.com

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Angus, Robert B., Jia, Fenglong, Chen, Zhen-ning, Zhang, Ying, Vondráček, Dominik, Fikáček, Martin, Sw, London (2016): Taxonomy, larval morphology and cytogenetics of Lihelophorus, the Tibetan endemic subgenus of Helophorus (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 56 (1): 109-148, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5311784

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