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An unexpected new flightless dung beetle species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa

  • 1. Department of Terrestrial Invertebrates, National Museum, 36 Aliwal Street, Bloemfontein, South Africa. & Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa. gimo.daniel@nasmus.co.za; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3602-5034
  • 2. Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, PO Box 413, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
  • 3. Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028 South Africa. cdeschodt@zoology.up.ac.za; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3886-1813

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Daniel, Gimo M., Strümpher, Werner P., Deschodt, Christian M. (2022): An unexpected new flightless dung beetle species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Endroedyolini) from the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa. Zootaxa 5093 (4): 414-420, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5093.4.2

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