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References
- Robert K. Robbins and Gerardo Lamas, 2002 Nomenclatural Changes in the Neotropical Eumaeini(Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae) Revista Brasileira de Zoologia vol.19 supl.1 Curitiba July 2002
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