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Revision of Australian species of the dung beetle genus Lepanus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): review of the L. ustulatus, L. storeyi, and L. nitidus species groups and description of eight new species
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Gunter, Nicole L., Weir, Thomas A. (2021): Revision of Australian species of the dung beetle genus Lepanus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): review of the L. ustulatus, L. storeyi, and L. nitidus species groups and description of eight new species. Zootaxa 4923 (1): 1-66, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4923.1.1
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