Is †Skleroptera († Stephanastus ) an order in the stemgroup of Coleopterida (Insecta)?

Volume: 50, Issue: 5, Pages: 670 - 678
Published: Oct 10, 2019
Abstract
The Carboniferous insect taxon † Stephanastus polinae null was assigned to a monotypic new order †Skleroptera, which was postulated as the sister group of the clade Strepsiptera + Coleoptera (= Coleopterida). The placement of † Stephanastus null in Holometabola and the proposed relationship with Coleopterida are very likely unjustified. Suggested shared derived features of Skleroptera + Coleopterida are vague, insufficiently documented...
Paper Details
Title
Is †Skleroptera († Stephanastus ) an order in the stemgroup of Coleopterida (Insecta)?
Published Date
Oct 10, 2019
Volume
50
Issue
5
Pages
670 - 678
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