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A new species of Clypeodytes Régimbart, 1894 from Palawan, Philippines (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Bidessini)

  • 1. SNSB-Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Department of Entomology, Insecta varia, München, Germany
  • 2. Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Invalidenstrasse 43, Berlin 10115, Germany & Ateneo Biodiversity Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, School of Science and Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University, 1108 Quezon City, The Philippines
  • 3. Bleichstrasse 36A, 17489 Greifswald, Germany

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Hendrich, Lars, Freitag, Hendrik, Balke, Michael, Wendlandt, Leopold (2026): A new species of Clypeodytes Régimbart, 1894 from Palawan, Philippines (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Bidessini). Zootaxa 5741 (1): 173-180, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5741.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5741.1.7

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