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- ↑ Micheli, Julio (1 June 2003). "New Longhorn Beetles from Puerto Rico (West Indies) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 57 (2): 191–204. doi:10.1649/540. ISSN 0010-065X – via BioOne.
- ↑ BioLib.cz - Decarthria boricua. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
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