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- ↑ Biolib.cz - Elongatocontoderus fuscofasciatus. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ↑ Adam Slipinski; Hermes Escalona (2013). Australian Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Vol. 1. CSIRO Publishers. ISBN 9781486300051.