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References
- Irmler, U. 2009: A second species for the genus Craspedus Bernhauer, 1908 from the Neotropical region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Osoriinae). Dugesiana (ISSN 1405-4094 eISSN 2007–9133, check ISSN 1028-3420), 16(2): 75–78. Full article (PDF)
