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- ↑ "Genus Epicnapteroides • 3 living spp"". Catalogue of Life. July 31, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ↑ "4 definitions found for Epicnapteroides". Nomen.at - Animals and Plants. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Epicnapteroides Strand, 1912". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
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