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Notaferrum n. gen. (Coleoptera: Ptinidae): the first known spider beetle associated with weaver ants

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  • 1. Department of Entomology, Purdue University, 901 W. State St., West Lafayette, IN 47904 (USA) ogearner@purdue.edu (corresponding author)
  • 2. Systematics and Evolution Laboratory, Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd 11080, Bowling Green, KY, 42101 (USA) keith.philips@wku.edu

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Gearner, Olivia M., Philips, T. Keith (2021): Notaferrum n. gen. (Coleoptera: Ptinidae): the first known spider beetle associated with weaver ants. Zoosystema 43 (2): 29-36, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2021v43a2

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