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Thitarodes namnai sp. nov. and T. caligophilus sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae), hosts of the economically important entomopathogenic fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis in Bhutan

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Maczey, Norbert, Dhendup, Kuenzang, Cannon, Paul, Hywel-Jones, Nigel, Rai, Tek Bahadur (2010): Thitarodes namnai sp. nov. and T. caligophilus sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae), hosts of the economically important entomopathogenic fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis in Bhutan. Zootaxa 2412: 42-52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.293953

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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.6205887 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/457587E5FFAA9D5BE5C5F9BEFBAFF90B (URL)
Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.6205889 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/457587E5FFAE9D57E5C5F88CFDB5FCBB (URL)
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Dataset: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/5a11f934-af69-4ea9-9d64-301d6b5de25b (URL)

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