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Issue: Vol. 5728 No. 1: 9 Dec. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-12-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.1.9
Page range: 190-194
Abstract views: 66
PDF downloaded: 7

The Amazonian Telegeusinae and the first records of the family Omethidae in Brazil (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)

Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo; Av. Nazaré; 481; Ipiranga; São Paulo; Brazil
Laboratório de Entomologia; Departamento de Zoologia; Instituto de Biologia; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; A1−107; Bloco A; Av. Carlos Chagas Filho; 373; Cidade Universitária; Ilha do Fundão; Rio de Janeiro; RJ; Brazil
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo; Av. Nazaré; 481; Ipiranga; São Paulo; Brazil
Coleoptera Telegeusinae Omethidae Elateroidea

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How to Cite

Fiuza, G.R., Roza, A.S. & Biffi, G. (2025) The Amazonian Telegeusinae and the first records of the family Omethidae in Brazil (Coleoptera: Elateroidea). Zootaxa, 5728 (1), 190–194. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.1.9