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Revision of the South American genera Andinocopris new genus and Homocopris Burmeister, 1846 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Homocoprini new tribe)

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Génier, François, Darling, James D.G. (2024): Revision of the South American genera Andinocopris new genus and Homocopris Burmeister, 1846 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Homocoprini new tribe). European Journal of Taxonomy 925: 220-267, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.925.2465, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2465/10955

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