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Toward a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the "hirculus" group of American Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae)

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Rossini, Michele, Vaz-De, Fernando Z., Zunino, Mario (2018): Toward a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the "hirculus" group of American Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae). European Journal of Taxonomy 432: 1-21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.432

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