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- ↑ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Archived 2018-03-27 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
- ↑ Toledo, Víctor H., Angélica Ma Corona, and Juan J. Morrone. "Track analysis of the Mexican species of Cerambycidae (Insecta, Coleoptera)." Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 51.2 (2007): 131-137.
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