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- ↑ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.[ failed verification ]
- ↑ Collections of the Lepidoptera Section
- ↑ Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) Suppl. 12 : 67
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