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Re-classification of some American Cerambycidae (Insecta, Coleoptera): a critical review of bad taxonomic practices

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  • 1. Attaché Honoraire au Département de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité [ISYEB-UMR 7205], Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 45bis, rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris.
  • 2. Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • 3. Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ciencias - Instituto de Ciencias Naturales - Cra 30 45-02, Ciudad Universitaria, Bogotá, 111321 - Colombia.
  • 4. Laboratório de Invertebrados - LABIN, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais - ICEN, Universidade Federal de Rondonópolis, Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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Tavakilian, Gérard L., Santos-Silva, Antonio, Botero, Juan Pablo, Nascimento, Francisco Eriberto De Lima (2025): Re-classification of some American Cerambycidae (Insecta, Coleoptera): a critical review of bad taxonomic practices. Zootaxa 5696 (2): 233-246, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5696.2.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5696.2.3

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