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Beneath the bark - Complicated taxonomy: Revision of the darkling beetle genus Phrenapates Gray, 1832 (Tenebrionidae: Phrenapatinae)

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  • 1. Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA.
  • 2. Zoological Museum, Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland.

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Rincon, Angela, Lumen, Ryan, Kamiński, Marcin J., Smith, Aaron D. (2025): Beneath the bark - Complicated taxonomy: Revision of the darkling beetle genus Phrenapates Gray, 1832 (Tenebrionidae: Phrenapatinae). European Journal of Taxonomy 1012: 49-80, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3025, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3025/13587

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