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Integrative taxonomic revision of the African taxa of the Racotis Moore, 1887 generic complex (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Boarmiini)
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László, Gyula M., Hausmann, Axel, Karisch, Timm (2023): Integrative taxonomic revision of the African taxa of the Racotis Moore, 1887 generic complex (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Boarmiini). Zootaxa 5308 (1): 1-109, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5308.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5308.1.1
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