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A new species of Ceroplastes (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from southwest China evidenced by morphological and molecular data, with a discussion on the variation in the number of clear areas in the C. floridensis species-group

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  • 1. Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control in Yunnan Province, College of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China & Yunnan Academy of Biodiversity, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China

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Li, Pengchen, Wang, Xubo (2025): A new species of Ceroplastes (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from southwest China evidenced by morphological and molecular data, with a discussion on the variation in the number of clear areas in the C. floridensis species-group. Zootaxa 5693 (1): 94-106, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5693.1.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5693.1.6

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https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/312768
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Publication: 10.1111/syen.12404 (DOI)
Publication: 10.7679/j.issn.2095-1353.2014.032 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2012.03152.x (DOI)
Publication: 10.11646/zootaxa.3372.1.1 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1007/BF01731581 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1093/molbev/msae263 (DOI)
Publication: 10.11646/zootaxa.2847.1.1 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a040454 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1093/sysbio/46.1.1 (DOI)
Publication: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.6.2 (DOI)
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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.17398314 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/19028502FFA4841D1AF5FBE6B036F83B (URL)
Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.17398321 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/19028502FFAF84131AF5F9F4B1DBFAA6 (URL)
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Dataset: 10.5281/zenodo.17398402 (DOI)
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Dataset: 10.5281/zenodo.17398404 (DOI)
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Dataset: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/61c27d8e-194b-498b-8f4c-61418661f124 (URL)

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