A taxonomic study of the Platydracus brachycerus group with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)

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A taxonomic study of the Platydracus brachycerus group with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae). / Zhou, Cheng Lin; Zhao, Qing-Hao; Tang, Liang.

I: Zootaxa, Bind 5399, Nr. 5, 2024, s. 505-516.

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Zhou, CL, Zhao, Q-H & Tang, L 2024, 'A taxonomic study of the Platydracus brachycerus group with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)', Zootaxa, bind 5399, nr. 5, s. 505-516. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5399.5.2

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Zhou, C. L., Zhao, Q-H., & Tang, L. (2024). A taxonomic study of the Platydracus brachycerus group with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae). Zootaxa, 5399(5), 505-516. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5399.5.2

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Zhou CL, Zhao Q-H, Tang L. A taxonomic study of the Platydracus brachycerus group with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae). Zootaxa. 2024;5399(5):505-516. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5399.5.2

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Zhou, Cheng Lin ; Zhao, Qing-Hao ; Tang, Liang. / A taxonomic study of the Platydracus brachycerus group with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae). I: Zootaxa. 2024 ; Bind 5399, Nr. 5. s. 505-516.

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