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- ↑ "Species Details : Paramenexenus ceylonicus (Saussure, 1868)". Catalogue of Life. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "species Paramenexenus ceylonicus (Saussure, 1868)". Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0). 13 February 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2015.