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Checklist of the pimeliine darkling beetles of the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, South Africa (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Pimeliinae)

  • 1. Department of Zoology, University of Venda, Private Bag X5050, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa.
  • 2. South African Research Chair on Biodiversity Value & Change, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, 0950,South Africa.
  • 3. South African Research Chair on Biodiversity Value & Change, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, 0950,South Africa. & Core Team Member of the Centre for Invasion Biology,University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa.
  • 4. Biosystematics Division, South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa,Private Bag X101, Silverton, 0184, South Africa. & School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal,Private Bag X101, Scotytsville, 3209, South Africa.

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Schoeman, Colin S., Toussaint, Dawn Cory, Tshililo, Precious, Foord, Stefan H., Hamer, Michelle (2020): Checklist of the pimeliine darkling beetles of the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, South Africa (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Pimeliinae). Bothalia (a8) 50 (1): 1-9, DOI: 10.38201/btha.abc.v50.i1.8, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.38201/btha.abc.v50.i1.8

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