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A revision of the Maechidiini Burmeister, 1855 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from the Indo-Australian transition zone, and the first record of the tribe west of Wallace's Line

  • 1. Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD, London, United Kingdom & Coleopterological Research Center, Institute of Life Sciences and Technology, Daugavpils University, Vienības iela 13, LV–5401, Daugavpils, Latvia. Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, Miera iela 3, LV–2169, Salaspils, Latvia

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Telnov, Dmitry (2020): A revision of the Maechidiini Burmeister, 1855 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from the Indo-Australian transition zone, and the first record of the tribe west of Wallace's Line. European Journal of Taxonomy 721: 1-210, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.721.1127

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