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Enoclerus Gahan: predators of chemically protected ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae and Coccinellidae)

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Rifkind, Jacques (2016): Enoclerus Gahan: predators of chemically protected ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae and Coccinellidae). Insecta Mundi 2016 (514): 1-5, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5170918

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