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Notes on the New World allopatric beetle genus Mycotrupes (Scarabaeoidea: Geotrupidae) and on Geotrupacarus mycotrupetes (Krantz & Mellott) (Acari: Macrochelidae), an early derivative phoretic mite associate of Mycotrupes gaigei Olson & Hubbell

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  • 1. Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.

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KrantzK, Gerald W. (2023): Notes on the New World allopatric beetle genus Mycotrupes (Scarabaeoidea: Geotrupidae) and on Geotrupacarus mycotrupetes (Krantz & Mellott) (Acari: Macrochelidae), an early derivative phoretic mite associate of Mycotrupes gaigei Olson & Hubbell. Acarologia 63: 29-38, DOI: 10.24349/4h94-gv61, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/4h94-gv61

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