A new genus and species of Placusini from a high mountain in Mexico

Quiyari J Santiago-Jiménez1, Rosny Santiago-Navarro1

  • 1Museo de Zoología, Facultad de Biología-Xalapa, Universidad Veracruzana, Zona Universitaria, Circuito Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán s/n, Xalapa, Veracruz, C.P. 91090, MÉXICO.

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