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Issue: Vol. 5637 No. 1: 20 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.1.8
Page range: 167-174
Abstract views: 80
PDF downloaded: 9

Two new species of the genus Rakovicius Pittino, 2006 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)

os. Polana Szaflarska 4/39; 34-400 Nowy Targ; Poland
Florida State Collection of Arthropods; 1911 SW 34th Street; Gainesville; FL; USA
Coleoptera Taxonomy Psammodiini Psammodiina Nei Mongol China Myanmar

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Rakovicius Pittino, 2006: R. neimongolensis Minkina & Skelley, sp. nov. from China (Nei Mongol), and R. sagaingensis Minkina & Skelley, sp. nov. from Myanmar are described and illustrated.

 

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How to Cite

Minkina, Łukasz & Skelley, P. (2025) Two new species of the genus Rakovicius Pittino, 2006 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae). Zootaxa, 5637 (1), 167–174. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.1.8