Checklist for Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 (Dung beetles)
and region Ireland (British Isles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 490
4724
11892 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 487
4717
11885 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 469
4660
11771 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 308
3774
10009 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 87
1296
3555 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags | 80
1115
2918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
| 5
100
196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles | 5
100
196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles | 89
184 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Ireland
89 Genera with 184 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTVX
| Acrossus Mulsant, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Adeloparius Schmidt, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adoretus Laporte, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aegialia Latreille, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agoliinus Schmidt, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrilinus Mulsant & Rey, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alloblackburneus Bordat, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphimallon Lepeletier &..., 1758 | European Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomala Samouelle, 1821 | Shining Leaf Chafer | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodius Hellwig, 1901 | | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Aphodoharmogaster Endrodi, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ataenius Harold, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bodiloides | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bodilopsis Adám, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calamosternus Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catharsius Hope, 1778 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceraspis Serville, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cetonia Fabricius, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cheironitis van Lansberge, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilothorax Motschulsky, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Circellium Latreille, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobopterus Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copris Geoffroy, 1857 | Mexican dung beetle | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Coptochirus Harold, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyptochirus Lesne, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dichelus Lepeletier &..., 1828 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dicranocnemus Burmeister, 1844 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanocanthus Péringuey, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanocerus Kirby, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Elaphinis Burmeister, 1778 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirinus Reiche, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriesthis Dejean, 1817 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Esymus Mulsant & Rey, 1789 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euoniticellus Janssens, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupleurus Mulsant, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnoloma Burmeister, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harmogaster Harold, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiheterorrhina Miksic, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterochelus Burmeister, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplia Illiger, 1775 | Monkey Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplocnemis | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepanus Balthasar, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liatongus Reitter, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liothorax Motschulsky, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomaptera Gory & Perch..., 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodactylus Dejean, 2009 | Rose Chafers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinopterus Mulsant, 1798 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Melolontha Fabricius, 1801 | Billy witch | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mesontoplatys Motschulsky, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monochelus Berthold, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neosisyphus Müller, 1974 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nimbus Mulsant & Rey, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nobius Mulsant & Rey, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontoloma Boheman, 1868 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Omaloplia Schönherr, 1817 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Oniticellus Serville, 1840 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Onitis Fabricius, 1983 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Onthophagus Latreille, 1888 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Oromus Mulsant & Rey, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oryctes Hellwig, 1758 | Coconut rhinoceros beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxythyrea Mulsant, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paragymnopleurus Shipp, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pedaria Laporte, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalops Erichson, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pharaphodius Reitter, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllopertha Stephens, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Planolinoides Dellacasa an..., 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platychelus Burmeister, 1844 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Psammodius Fallen, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodaphodius | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyssemus Mulsant, 1901 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saprosites Redtenbacher, 1901 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scabrostomus Gordon and S..., 1991 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptobius Burmeister &..., 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schizonycha Dejean, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Serica MacLeay, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sigorus Mulsant & Rey, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sisyphus Latreille, 2015 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smaragdesthes Kraatz, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sparrmannia Laporte de C..., 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strategus Kirby, 1758 | Ox Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Subrinus Mulsant & Rey, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tesarius RakoviÄ, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Teuchestes Mulsant, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichius Fabricius, 1821 | Bee beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Volinus Mulsant & Rey, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xinidium Harold, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ireland
184 Species and 12 Subspecies | Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792 | | | Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | Night-Flying Dung Beetle | | Adeloparius overlaeti Boucomont, 1936 | | | Adoretus (Adoretus) lithobius Ohaus, 1914 | | | Aegialia (Aegialia) arenaria Fabricius, 1787 | Dune sand scarab beetle | | Agoliinus lapponum Gyllenhal, 1808 | Northern Dung Beetle | | Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774 | | | Agrilinus constans Duftschmid, 1805 | | | Alloblackburneus aegrotus Horn, 1870 | | | Amphimallon solstitiale solstitiale Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Anomala (Anomala) dubia (Scopoli, 1763) | ⇒ Anomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845 | | Anomala dubia dubia | | | Anomala undulata Melsheimer, 1845 | Blossom anomala | | Anomala vetula Wiedemann, 1821 | | | Aphodius (Acrossus) depressus (Kugelann, 1792) | ⇒ Acrossus depressus Kugelann, 1792 | | Aphodius (Acrossus) luridus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | Aphodius (Acrossus) rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Acrossus rufipes Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aphodius (Agoliinus) lapponum (Gyllenhal, 1806) | ⇒ Agoliinus lapponum Gyllenhal, 1808 | | Aphodius (Agrilinus) ater (DeGeer, 1774) | ⇒ Agrilinus ater De Geer, 1774 | | Aphodius (Agrilinus) constans (Duftschmid, 1805) | ⇒ Agrilinus constans Duftschmid, 1805 | | Aphodius (Agrilinus) sordidus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Bodilopsis sordida Fabricius, 1775 | | Aphodius (Aphodius) fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common dung beetle | | Aphodius (Aphodius) foetens (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787 | | Aphodius (Aphodius) foetidus Herbst, 1783 | | | Aphodius (Aphodius) scybalarius (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Bodilopsis rufa Moll, 1782 | | Aphodius (Bodilus) ictericus (Laicharting, 1781) | ⇒ Bodiloides ictericus Laicharting, 1781 | | Aphodius (Bodilus) rufus (Moll, 1782) | ⇒ Bodilopsis rufa Moll, 1782 | | Aphodius (Bodilus) sordidus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Bodilopsis rufus Moll, 1782 | | Aphodius (Calamosternus) granarius (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | | Aphodius (Chilothorax) conspurcatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Chilothorax conspurcatus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aphodius (Chilothorax) sticticus (Panzer, 1798) | ⇒ Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798 | | Aphodius (Colobopterus) erraticus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aphodius (Esymus) merdarius (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Esymus merdarius Fabricius, 1775 | | Aphodius (Esymus) pusillus Herbst, 1789 | | | Aphodius (Euorodalus) pusillus (Herbst, 1789) | ⇒ Esymus pusillus Herbst, 1789 | | Aphodius (Eupleurus) subterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Eupleurus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aphodius (Liothorax) plagiatus (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Liothorax plagiatus Linnaeus, 1767 | | Aphodius (Melinopterus) prodromus (Braham, 1790) | ⇒ Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | | Aphodius (Melinopterus) sphacelatus (Panzer, 1798) | ⇒ Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798 | | Aphodius (Nialus) lividus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Acrossus luridus Fabricius, 1775 | | Aphodius (Nialus) plagiatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Liothorax plagiatus Linnaeus, 1767 | | Aphodius (Nimbus) contaminatus (Herbst, 1783) | ⇒ Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783 | | Aphodius (Planolinoides) borealis (Gyllenhal, 1827) | ⇒ Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827 | | Aphodius (Planolinus) borealis (Gyllenhal, 1827) | ⇒ Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827 | | Aphodius (Planolinus) fasciatus (Olivier, 1789) | ⇒ Limarus maculatus Sturm, 1800 | | Aphodius (Sigorius) porcus Fabricius, 1..., 1869 | | | Aphodius (Sigorus) porcus (Fabricius, 1792) | ⇒ Sigorus porcus Fabricius, 1792 | | Aphodius (Teuchestes) fossor (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aphodius (Trichonotulus) scrofa (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Trichonotulus scrofa Fabricius, 1787 | | Aphodius armaticeps Péringuey, 1901 | | | Aphodius cardinalis (Reitter, 1892) | ⇒ Aphodius fimetarius Linnaeus, 1758 | | Aphodius dubiosus Péringuey, 1901 | | | Aphodoharmogaster costipennis Boheman, 1857 | | | Ataenius insculptus Horn, 1887 | | | Ataenius ovatulus Horn, 1871 | Scratchbush | | Bodiloides ictericus ictericus Laicharting, 1781 | | | Bodilopsis rufa Moll, 1782 | | | Bodilopsis rufus Moll, 1782 | | | Bodilopsis sordidus sordidus | | | Calamosternus granarius Linnaeus, 1767 | Granular Small Dung Beetle | | Catharsius marcellus Kolbe, 1893 | | | Catharsius tricornutus DeGeer, 1778 | | | Ceraspis decora Gory, 1829 | | | Cetonia aurata Linnaeus, 1758 | Flower beetle | | Cetonia aurata aurata Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Cheironitis hoplosternus Harold, 1868 | | | Chilothorax hieroglyphicus Klug, 1845 | | | Chilothorax paykulli Bedel, 1907 | | | Circellium bacchus Fabricius, 1781 | Flightless dung beetle | | Colobopterus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758 | Erratic small dung beetle | | Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855) | ⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891 | | Copris antares Bacescu & Ca..., 1947 | | | Copris caelatus Fabricius, 1794 | | | Copris corniger (Sahlberg, 1823) | ⇒ Onthophagus taurus Schreber, 1759 | | Copris elphenor Klug, 1855 | | | Copris misellus Péringuey, 1901 | | | Copris obesus Boheman, 1857 | | | Coptochirus excisus Harold, 1868 | | | Cyptochirus ambiguus (Kirby, 1828) | ⇒ Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851 | | Dicranocnemus mendicus Péringuey, 1902 | | | Dicranocnemus natalensis Péringuey, 1902 | | | Dicranocnemus pulverulentus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Dicranocnemus squamosus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787 | Brown dung beetle | | Drepanocanthus eximius (Péringuey, 1901) | ⇒ Pseudoxyomus eximius Péringuey, 1901 | | Drepanocerus ambiguus Kirby, 1828 | | | Drepanocerus kirbyi Kirby, 1828 | | | Drepanocerus trogiformis Roth, 1851 | | | Elaphinis cinereonebulosa De Geer, 1778 | | | Epirinus asper Péringuey, 1901 | | | Eriesthis guttata Burmeister, 1844 | | | Eriesthis stigmatica Billberg, 1817 | | | Esymus merdarius Fabricius, 1775 | | | Esymus pusillus Herbst, 1789 | | | Esymus pusillus pusillus Herbst, 1789 | | | Euoniticellus africanus Harold, 1873 | Greater sandy dung beetle | | Euoniticellus triangulatus Harold, 1873 | | | Eupleurus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Subterranean small dung beetle | | Eupleurus subterraneus subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Gymnoloma atomaria Fabricius, 1781 | | | Harmogaster spectabilis | | | Hemiheterorrhina mutabilis Hope, 1831 | | | Heterochelus defector Péringuey, 1908 | | | Hoplia philanthus philanthus Fuesslin, 1775 | | | Hoplocnemis fuliginosa Burmeister, 1844 | | | Lepanus australis Matthews, 1974 | | | Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840 | Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle | | Liothorax plagiatus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Lomaptera vittata Moser, 1910 | | | Macrodactylus pacificus Arce-Pérez, 2009 | | | Melinopterus consputus Creutzer, 1799 | | | Melinopterus prodromus Brahm, 1790 | Spring small dung beetle | | Melinopterus punctatosulcatus Sturm, 1805 | | | Melinopterus punctatosulcatus punctatosulcatus Sturm, 1805 | | | Melinopterus sphacelatus Panzer, 1798 | | | Melolontha (Melolontha) melolontha Linnaeus, 1758 | Cockchafer | | Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius, 1801 | Chestnut cockchafer | | Melolontha hippocastani hippocastani Fabricius, 1801 | | | Mesontoplatys dorsalis Klug, 1855 | | | Monochelus calcaratus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Neosisyphus barbarossa Wiedemann, 1823 | | | Neosisyphus kuehni Haaf, 1955 | | | Neosisyphus rubrus Paschalidis, 1974 | | | Nimbus contaminatus Herbst, 1783 | | | Nimbus obliteratus Panzer, 1823 | | | Nobius hepaticus Roth, 1851 | | | Odontoloma dentinum Harold, 1868 | | | Odontoloma endroedyi Howden & Sch..., 1987 | | | Odontoloma sculpturatum Harold, 1868 | | | Oniticellus pictus Hausmann, 1807 | | | Oniticellus planatus Castelnau, 1840 | | | Onitis caffer Boheman, 1857 | | | Onitis tortuosus Houston, 1983 | | | Onthophagus (Onthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) nuchicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled dung beetle | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790) | ⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790 | | Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) fracticornis Preyssler, 1790 | | | Onthophagus (Proagoderus) pegesimallus Marcus, 1917 | | | Onthophagus albipennis Péringuey, 1908 | | | Onthophagus binodis Thunberg, 1818 | Humpbacked Dung Beetle | | Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961 | | | Onthophagus lugubris (Fahraeus, 1857) | ⇒ Onthophagus lituratus Roth, 1851 | | Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868 | | | Onthophagus nutans (Roth, 1851) | ⇒ Onthophagus schaufussi Harold, 1867 | | Onthophagus obtutus Péringuey, 1901 | | | Onthophagus sloanei Blackburn, 1903 | | | Onthophagus sugillatus Klug, 1855 | | | Onthophagus suturalis (Péringuey, 1888) | ⇒ Onthophagus trituber Wiedemann, 1823 | | Oromus alpinus Scopoli, 1763 | | | Oryctes (Oryctes) nasicornis Linnaeus, 1758 | European rhinoceros beetle | | Oxythyrea funesta Poda, 1761 | | | Paragymnopleurus sinuatus abax Sharp, 1875 | | | Pedaria segregis Péringuey, 1901 | | | Phalops rufosignatus (Lansberge, 1885) | ⇒ Phalops dregei Harold, 1867 | | Pharaphodius impurus Roth, 1851 | | | Phyllopertha horticola (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913 | | Phyllopertha intermixta Arrow, 1913 | | | Planolinoides borealis Gyllenhal, 1827 | | | Platychelus discolor Burmeister, 1844 | | | Platychelus semivirgatus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Platychelus virgatus Burmeister, 1844 | | | Psammodius asper (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Psammodius sulcicollis Illiger, 1802 | | Rhodaphodius foetens Fabricius, 1787 | | | Rhyssemus germanus Linnaeus, 1767 | Germany small dung beetle | | Rhyssemus mayeti Clouët, 1901 | | | Rhyssemus promontorii Péringuey, 1901 | | | Saprosites mendax Blackburn, 1892 | | | Saprosites natalensis Péringuey, 1901 | | | Scabrostomus tanytarsus Skelley & Wo..., 1991 | Masked stargazer | | Scaptobius caffer Schaum, 1841 | | | Scarabaeus viator Péringuey, 1901 | | | Schizonycha puerilis Péringuey, 1904 | | | Schizonycha scabiosa Péringuey, 1904 | | | Serica (Serica) brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Serica similis Lewis, 1895 | | Serica similis Lewis, 1895 | | | Sigorus porcus Fabricius, 1792 | Mahogany Ridgeback scarab | | Sisyphus costatus Thunberg, 1818 | | | Sisyphus manni Montreuil, 2015 | | | Smaragdesthes africana smaragdina Chevrolat, 1836 | | | Sparrmannia flava Arrow, 1917 | | | Strategus aloeus Linnaeus, 1758 | Coconut cockle | | Subrinus sturmi Harold, 1870 | | | Tesarius caelatus LeConte, 1857 | | | Tesarius mcclayi Cartwright, 1955 | | | Teuchestes fossor Linnaeus, 1758 | Digger small dung beetle | | Trichius gallicus (Dejean, 1821) | ⇒ Coilodera penicillata Hope, 1831 | | Volinus sticticus Panzer, 1798 | | | Xinidium dentilabris Harold, 1869 | |
Subnodes of Scarabaeidae with occurrences in Ireland | Subfamily | Aphodiinae
Leach, 1815
Aphodiine Dung Beetles, Small dung beetles | 37
90 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cetoniinae
Leach, 1815
Flower beetles, Flower chafers, Flower scarabs, Fruit and flower chafers | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Melolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs | 17
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles | 22
54 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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