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References
- 1 2 Bellamy, C. L. (1991). A new buprestine genus and species from Zululand (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Journal of African Zoology 105(1) 77-80.
- ↑ Levey, B. and C. L. Bellamy. (2013). A taxonomic revision of Neobuprestis Kerremans (Coleoptera : Buprestidae) with the description of a new genus and two new species. Zootaxa 3681(3) 225-40.
