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Adamastoraltica humicola, new genus and new species: the first example of possible moss-inhabiting flea beetle genus from sub-Saharan Africa (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae)

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Biondi, Maurizio, Iannella, Mattia, D'Alessandro, Paola (2020): Adamastoraltica humicola, new genus and new species: the first example of possible moss-inhabiting flea beetle genus from sub-Saharan Africa (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae). Zootaxa 4763 (1): 99-108, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4763.1.8

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