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A taxonomic review of Microserica Brenske, 1894 from continental Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)
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Ahrens, Dirk, Liu, Wangang, Lukic, Daniel, Bai, Ming (2023): A taxonomic review of Microserica Brenske, 1894 from continental Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini). Zootaxa 5241 (1): 1-115, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5241.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5241.1.1
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