Phylogenetic Analysis and Biogeography of the Nocturnal Hornets, Provespa (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Vespinae)

Fuki Saito, Jun‐ichi Kojima

Species Diversity · 2011 · 13 citations · 8 references

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Relationships among the three species of nocturnal hornet of the genus Provespa Ashmead, 1903 are cladistically analyzed based on adult morpho- logical characters and mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Monophyly of Provespa is supported and the species relationships are expressed as (P. barthelempi+(P, anomala+P. nocturna)).

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