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- ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer & Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
- ↑ "Insect Pest Management". AICRP (Palms). Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ↑ "Pediobius imbrues (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a promising parasitoid of coconut slug caterpillar, Macroplectra nararia Moore (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) in Andhra Pradesh". Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
