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A key to American genus Merobruchus Bridwell (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) with descriptions of species and two new host plant records for the subfamily

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Manfio, Daiara, Ribeiro-Costa, Cibele Stramare (2016): A key to American genus Merobruchus Bridwell (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) with descriptions of species and two new host plant records for the subfamily. Zootaxa 4078 (1): 284-319, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4078.1.25

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