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Two new species of madicolous water beetle from South Africa (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)

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Bilton, David T. (2015): Two new species of madicolous water beetle from South Africa (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae). African Invertebrates 56 (1): 181, DOI: 10.5733/afin.056.0114, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.5733/afin.056.0114

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