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Ilamelmis brunnescens, is a species of riffle beetle found in Sri Lanka.
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Ordobrevia flavolineata, is a species of riffle beetle found in Sri Lanka.
Podelmis aenea, is a species of riffle beetle found in Sri Lanka.
Podelmis quadriplagiata, is a species of riffle beetle found in Sri Lanka.
Potamophilinus costatus, is a species of riffle beetle found in Sri Lanka.
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- ↑ "Results of the Austrian-Ceylonese hydrobiological mission 1970 of the 1st Zoological Institute of the University of Vienna (Austria) and the Department of Zoology of the Vidyalankara University of Ceylon, Kelaniya. Pt. 7. Dryopidae and Elminthidae of Ceylon" (PDF). Bull. Fish. Res. Stn., Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Vol. 24, Nos. 1 & 2-pp. 6.9-74, 1973. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
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