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Redescription of Astylus atromaculatus (Blanchard, 1843) a taxonomic contribution to the Neotropical species of the genus Astylus (Coleoptera: Melyridae)

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Estrada, Patricia (2024): Redescription of Astylus atromaculatus (Blanchard, 1843) a taxonomic contribution to the Neotropical species of the genus Astylus (Coleoptera: Melyridae). Zootaxa 5447 (3): 397-404, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5447.3.5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5447.3.5

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