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A new subfamily of hide beetles from the Cretaceous of northern Myanmar (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Trogidae)

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Pages 506-513 | Received 06 Jun 2019, Accepted 05 Jul 2019, Published online: 15 Jul 2019

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