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A taxonomic review of the endemic Mexican genus Ceratotrupes Jekel, 1865 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Ceratotrupini), with the description of an unexpected new species from the Sierra Madre del Sur
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- 1. Insect Ecology Lab, School of Environmental and Rural Sciences, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia.
- 2. Instituto de Ecología A.C., Invited researcher, Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, Xalapa 91070, Veracruz, Mexico.
- 3. Aldama Street 17, Centro, 91500 Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico.
- 4. Red de Ecoetología, Instituto de Ecología, INECOL A.C. Xalapa, México, Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, Xalapa 91070, Veracruz, Mexico.
- 5. Finnish Museum of Natural History (LUOMUS), University of Helsinki, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13, Helsinki, 00014, Finland. & Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Via dell'Università 16, 35020, Legnaro (PD), Italy.
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Arriaga-Jiménez, Alfonsina, Zunino, Mario, Halffter, Gonzalo, Escobar-Hernández, Fernando, Rossini, Michele (2023): A taxonomic review of the endemic Mexican genus Ceratotrupes Jekel, 1865 (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae: Ceratotrupini), with the description of an unexpected new species from the Sierra Madre del Sur. European Journal of Taxonomy 885: 1-20, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.885.2183
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