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A review of the species groups of the Western Hemisphere Onthophagus Latreille (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) using COI barcoding and gene trees
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Kohlmann, Bert, Solís, Ángel (2025): A review of the species groups of the Western Hemisphere Onthophagus Latreille (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) using COI barcoding and gene trees. Zootaxa 5604 (4): 401-447, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5604.4.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.4.1
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