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A new species of Sphaeridium from northeastern India and Myanmar (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae)

  • 1. Deparement of Entomology, National Museum, Cirkusová 1740, CZ-19300 Praha 9 - Horní Počernice, Czech Republic; e-mail: mfikacek@gmail.com & Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, CZ-123 83 Praha 2, Czech Republic
  • 2. Dr. Šmerala 5, CZ-702 00 Ostrava 1, Czech Republic; e-mail: kropacek.daniel@gmail.com

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Fikáček, Martin, Kropáček, Daniel (2015): A new species of Sphaeridium from northeastern India and Myanmar (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55 (2): 673-680, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5319067

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