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Description of the larval instars of Amidorus immaturus (Mulsant, 1842) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiidae)

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Roggero, Angela, Tocco, Claudia, Palestrini, Claudia (2013): Description of the larval instars of Amidorus immaturus (Mulsant, 1842) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiidae). Turkish Journal of Zoology 37 (1): 50-58, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1202-21, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1202-21

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