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- ↑ "Alcidodes notabilis Haaf, 1961". www.gbif.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ↑ "A CHECKLIST OF WEEVILS OF THE TRIBE MECYSOLOBINI (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: MOLYTINAE)". Oriental Insects, Vol. 44: 271-336, 2010. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
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