The morphology of the labrum (epipharynx, ikrioma and aboral surface) of adult Aphodiini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), and its implications for systematics

Authors

Giovanni Dellacasa, Genova, ItalyFollow
Marco Dellacasa, Museo di Storia Naturale e del Territorio, Università di PisaFollow
Darren J. Mann, Oxford University Museum of Natural HistoryFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

9-24-2010

Comments

Published in Insecta Mundi 0132: 1-21. Published in 2010 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc., P. O. Box 141874, Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 U. S. A. http://www.centerforsystematicentomology.org/

Abstract

The morphology of the labrum (epipharynx, ikrioma and aboral surface) of adult Aphodiini is figured and discussed. An updated glossary of the constitutive parts is presented.