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A new genus and species of slug caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from Taiwan

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Lin, Yu-Chi, Braby, M.F., Hsu, Yu-Feng (2020): A new genus and species of slug caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 4809 (2): 374-382, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4809.2.8

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