Large carrion and burying beetles evolved from Staphylinidae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Silphinae): a review of the evidence

Derek S. Sikes; Margaret K. Thayer; Alfred F. Newton

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1200.122835

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