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Observations on Burrowing Behavior by Panamanian Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

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Young, Orrey P. (2009): Observations on Burrowing Behavior by Panamanian Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 63 (3): 319-324, DOI: 10.1649/1164.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/1164.1

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