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New species and rediagnosis of Akamboja, and a new record for A. minimum (Coleoptera: Phengodidae, Mastinocerinae)

André Silva RozaLaboratório de Entomologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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José Ricardo Miras MermudesLaboratório de Entomologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2030-7483View further author information
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Luiz Felipe Lima da SilveiraLaboratório de Entomologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia/UFRJ, Laboratório de Ecologia de Insetos, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;The Stanger-Hall lab, Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, United StatesView further author information
Pages 2935-2947 | Received 21 Apr 2018, Accepted 12 Dec 2018, Published online: 18 Jan 2019

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