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Redescription of three antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) from Kerala part of the Western Ghats and key to antlion genera in tribe Palparini, India
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Suryanarayanan, Thangalazhi Balakrishnan, Ábrahám, Levente, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan (2025): Redescription of three antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) from Kerala part of the Western Ghats and key to antlion genera in tribe Palparini, India. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 663-691, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.663, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.663
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