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Afrocosmoderes bark beetles (Curculionidae, Scolytinae): an ancient, but overlooked, species radiation of pygmy borers in Madagascar

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Jordal, Bjarte H (2026): Afrocosmoderes bark beetles (Curculionidae, Scolytinae): an ancient, but overlooked, species radiation of pygmy borers in Madagascar. Insect Systematics and Diversity 10 (1): 1-28, DOI: 10.1093/isd/ixag001, URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixag001

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