New Species of Canthonella Chapin (scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Amazonian Brazil
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Canthonella amazonica and C. leptoculata, new species of canthonine dung beetles, are described from Brazil’s central Amazon region. A new key to the eight species that occur in South America is provided.
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