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Open AccessGenome sequencing of Rhinorhipus Lawrence exposes an early branch of the Coleoptera
Rhinorhipidae Lawrence, 1988 is an enigmatic beetle family represented by a single species, Rhinorhipus tamborinensis Lawrence, 1988, from Australia, with poorly established affinities near the superfamily Elater...
