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Beetles (Coleoptera) in cones of cycads (Cycadales) of the northern hemisphere: diversity and evolution

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  • 1. P.O. Box 266823, Weston, FL 33326, USA
  • 2. Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst MA 01003, USA
  • 3. Tropical Research Center, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Mangilao, Guam 96923, USA
  • 4. Botanic Garden, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow - 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • 5. School of Environment Management, G.G.S. Indraprastha Dwarka 16C, New Delhi - 110 075, India
  • 6. Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden 34/1 Moo 7 Na Jomtien, Sattahip, Chonburi 20250, Thailand
  • 7. Siddha Clinical Research Unit (SCRU) Council for Research in Siddha- CCRS, Ministry of Ayush,Govt of Medical College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli Dt, Tamil Nadu-627002
  • 8. Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam
  • 9. Florida State Collection of Arthropods Department of Agriculture - DPI, P.O.Box 147100, Gainesville, FL 32614

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Tang, William, Xu, Guang, Marler, Thomas, Khuraijam, Jibankumar Singh, Singh, Rita, Lindström, Anders J., Radha, P., Rich, Stephen, Nguyen, Khang Sinh, Skelley, Paul (2020): Beetles (Coleoptera) in cones of cycads (Cycadales) of the northern hemisphere: diversity and evolution. Insecta Mundi 2020 (781): 1-19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5757989

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