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Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): reclassification of eight species to Antitrogus Burmeister, 1855 and Barryfilius new genus
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Allsopp, Peter G. (2022): Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): reclassification of eight species to Antitrogus Burmeister, 1855 and Barryfilius new genus. Zootaxa 5213 (5): 513-545, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5213.5.3
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