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Life History of Epuraea (Haptoncus) ocularis Fairmaire, 1849 in Kolkata area, India and descriptions of the immature stages (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Epuraeinae)
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- 1. Zoological Survey of India, 'M' Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, INDIA. & indianaspoonbill@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0447-2593
- 2. Zoological Survey of India, 'M' Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, INDIA. & tkpal51@rediffmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7523-2349
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Dasgupta, J., Pal, T. K. (2021): Life History of Epuraea (Haptoncus) ocularis Fairmaire, 1849 in Kolkata area, India and descriptions of the immature stages (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Epuraeinae). Zootaxa 4970 (2): 303-312, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4970.2.4
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