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A Revision of the Genus Hemicrepidius Germar, 1839 (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of the New World, with Comments on Global Classification

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Etzler, Frank E. (2020): A Revision of the Genus Hemicrepidius Germar, 1839 (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of the New World, with Comments on Global Classification. The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo18) 74: 1-126, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-74.mo18.1, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/ca46f89e-ea1b-370d-bd4c-8a9aefff0b3f/

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