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Issue: Vol. 5728 No. 1: 9 Dec. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-12-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.1.10
Page range: 195-200
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A new species of Triodontus Westwood, 1846 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) from northern Madagascar

Zoological Institute; Russian Academy of Sciences; Universitetskaya nab.; 1; Saint-Petersburg 199034; Russia
Zoological Institute; Russian Academy of Sciences; Universitetskaya nab.; 1; Saint-Petersburg 199034; Russia
Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Orphninae Madagascar

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How to Cite

Frolov, A.V. & Akhmetova, L.A. (2025) A new species of Triodontus Westwood, 1846 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) from northern Madagascar. Zootaxa, 5728 (1), 195–200. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.1.10