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References
- ↑ Clavicornes nouveaux des indes orientales et pays voisins. AH Grouvelle, 1897, page 373 (text at archive.org)
- ↑ Generic reclassification of Oriental Cryptarchinae (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae). Jelinek I., Acta Ent. Bohemosl., volume 71, Issue 4, page 193, 1974