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Catalogue of species-group names assigned to Copris Geoffroy, Coptodactyla Burmeister, Litocopris Waterhouse, Microcopris Balthasar, Paracopris Balthasar, Pseudocopris Ferreira, Pseudopedaria Felsche, Sinocopris Ochi, Kon and Bai, and Thyregis Blackburn (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Coprini)

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Zidek, Jiri (2020): Catalogue of species-group names assigned to Copris Geoffroy, Coptodactyla Burmeister, Litocopris Waterhouse, Microcopris Balthasar, Paracopris Balthasar, Pseudocopris Ferreira, Pseudopedaria Felsche, Sinocopris Ochi, Kon and Bai, and Thyregis Blackburn (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Coprini). Insecta Mundi 756: 1-24, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3746274

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