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The genus Phyllophaga Harris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) in the Colombian Andean Mountains

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Vallejo, Luís Fernando, Wolff, Martha (2013): The genus Phyllophaga Harris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) in the Colombian Andean Mountains. Zootaxa 3722 (2): 101-142, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3722.2.1

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