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Issue: Vol. 5689 No. 2: 3 Sept. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-09-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5689.2.10
Page range: 395-400
Abstract views: 367
PDF downloaded: 15

Termitotrox shimadai Kakizoe, Hasin & Maruyama, sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): a new termitophilous beetle from Thailand

Center for Collections; National Museum of Nature and Science; 4-1-1; Amakubo; Tsukuba 305-0005; Japan
Innovation of Environmental Management; College of Innovative Management; Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage; 1 Moo 20 Pahonyotin Rd; Klong-Nueng; Klongluang; Pathumtani 13180; Thailand
The Kyushu University Museum; Hakozaki 6-10-1; Higashi-ku; Fukuoka 812-8581; Japan
Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Thailand Termitotrox shimadai

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How to Cite

Kakizoe, S., Hasin, S. & Maruyama, M. (2025) Termitotrox shimadai Kakizoe, Hasin & Maruyama, sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): a new termitophilous beetle from Thailand. Zootaxa, 5689 (2), 395–400. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5689.2.10