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References
- ↑ "Leiodidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ↑ "Leiodidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ↑ "family Leiodidae information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ↑ "Cholevinae of the World" . Retrieved 2019-06-15.