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. 2021 Apr 6:1028:85-93.
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1024.59467. eCollection 2021.

Carpophiline-ID: an interactive matrix-based key to the carpophiline sap beetles (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) of Eastern North America

Courtney L DiLorenzo  1 , Gareth S Powell  2 , Andrew R Cline  3 , Joseph V McHugh  1
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Carpophiline-ID: an interactive matrix-based key to the carpophiline sap beetles (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) of Eastern North America

Courtney L DiLorenzo et al. Zookeys. .

Abstract

Carpophiline-ID is presented, a matrix-based LucidTM key, for the adult stage of the known species of Carpophilinae (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) of North America, east of the Mississippi River. An overview of the features and technical specifications used to build the key is provided. The list of terminal taxa used in the key represents the most current regional account for Carpophilinae, a beetle subfamily of agricultural and ecological importance. The value of matrix-based, free access keys for the identification of difficult taxa is discussed.

Keywords: Anatomy; characters; determinations; identification key; interactive key; matrix key; morphology; multi-entry key; taxonomy.

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