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Issue: Vol. 5768 No. 3: 11 Mar. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-03-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5768.3.12
Page range: 445-450
Abstract views: 54
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Taxonomic summary of Crowsoniellidae (Coleoptera), with verification of the publication date of Crowsoniella Pace and Crowsoniella relicta Pace

School of Life Sciences; Mianyang Normal University; Mianyang 621000; Sichuan; China; Engineering Research Center for Forest and Grassland Disaster Prevention and Reduction; Mianyang Normal University; 166 Mianxing West Road; Mianyang 621000; Sichuan; China
Coleoptera Crowsoniellidae Crowsoniella relicta Archostemata

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How to Cite

Wang, C.-B. (2026) Taxonomic summary of Crowsoniellidae (Coleoptera), with verification of the publication date of Crowsoniella Pace and Crowsoniella relicta Pace. Zootaxa, 5768 (3), 445–450. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5768.3.12