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References
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Lehmann, I., 2008: Six New Species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, Including One New Species from Marenji Forest in Southeast Coastal Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History97 (2): 187-206. DOI: 10.2982/0012-8317-97.2.187. Abstract: .