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References
- ↑ Insectes. GA Brullé - Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries, 1839
- ↑ Une espèce mythique, Cercinthus elegans (Brullé, 1839) : Redescription du type [Heteroptera, Coreidae] = A mythical species, Cercinthus elegans (Brullé, 1839) : Redescription of the type [Heteroptera, Coreidae]. Moulet P. and Pluot-Sigwalt D., Revue française d'entomologie, 1998, vol. 20, no3, pp. 109-114
