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Aquatica gen. nov. from mainland China with a description of Aquatica Wuhana sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae)

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Fu, Xinhua, Ballantyne, Lesley, Lambkin, Christine L. (2010): Aquatica gen. nov. from mainland China with a description of Aquatica Wuhana sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae). Zootaxa 2530: 1-18, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196535

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