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A rich and diverse fauna: an illustrated guide to the cetoniines of Ghana with comparisons to Ivory Coast and Benin (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)
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- 1. Systematics and Evolution Laboratory, Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576 USA. Keith.Philips@wku.edu; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1190-4019
- 2. 3726 Southeast Liebe St., Portland, OR 97202-4032 USA.
- 3. Insect Collection, Agricultural Science and Production Department, Zamorano University (Escuela Agrícola Panamericana), Zamorano, Honduras.
- 4. Am Steigberg 25, D-97502 Eurbach, Germany.
- 5. 272, Chemin du Prince, B 7050, Jurbise, Belgium.
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Philips, T. Keith, Mudge, Alan D., Orozco, Jesus, Neidlinger, Robert, Beinhundner, Gerhard, Joly, Claude (2022): A rich and diverse fauna: an illustrated guide to the cetoniines of Ghana with comparisons to Ivory Coast and Benin (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae). Zootaxa 5150 (2): 151-188, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5150.2.1
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