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A new species in the genus Precis Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae Nymphalinae), another surprising discovery in the Nimba Mountains, Guinea and the broader Guinea Highlands in West Africa

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  • 1. Hungarian Natural Heritage Trust, H-9945 Fő út 57 Kercaszomor, Hungary.
  • 2. Nature Education Centre, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 5, 30-387 Kraków, Poland.
  • 3. African Natural History Research Trust, Kingsland, Leominster, HR6 9QA, UK.

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Sáfián, Szabolcs, Florczyk, Klaudia, Takano, Hitoshi (2023): A new species in the genus Precis Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae Nymphalinae), another surprising discovery in the Nimba Mountains, Guinea and the broader Guinea Highlands in West Africa. Zootaxa 5249 (4): 465-476, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5249.4.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5249.4.4

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https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/53268
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urn:lsid:plazi.org:pub:FFBDFFECFFA87030FFFBFFECCF16A576
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http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFBDFFECFFA87030FFFBFFECCF16A576

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Publication: 10.1007/978-981-10-4956-9_13 (DOI)
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Publication: 10.5962/p.333547 (DOI)
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Publication: 10.4314/met.v31i1.13 (DOI)
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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.7694709 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03848794FFAA7032FF6CFD16CD4BA6C5 (URL)
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Dataset: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/cd2f5cfe-ff7c-4a95-a992-cda8d9e0880f (URL)

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