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A description of the second species of the genus Platybolium Blair, 1938 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) collected from a nest of Pheidole singaporensis Özdikmen, 2010 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Thailand

  • 1. The Kyushu University Museum, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
  • 2. Innovation of Environmental Management, Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 13180, Thailand. hansinasi@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0704-2724
  • 3. Entomological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, Tarumi 3-5-7, Matsuyama, 790-8566, Japan. cnodalonini@kbe.biglobe.ne.jp; https:/orcid.org/0000-0003-1794-2718

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Maruyama, Munetoshi, Sasitorn, Hasin, Ando, Kiyoshi (2023): A description of the second species of the genus Platybolium Blair, 1938 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) collected from a nest of Pheidole singaporensis Özdikmen, 2010 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Thailand. Zootaxa 5256 (3): 289-294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5256.3.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5256.3.5

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