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Unravelling the taxonomic assessment of an interesting new species from Socotra Island: Blepharidina socotrana sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

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Biondi, Maurizio, Iannella, Mattia (2019): Unravelling the taxonomic assessment of an interesting new species from Socotra Island: Blepharidina socotrana sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 59 (2): 499-505, DOI: 10.2478/aemnp-2019-0040, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/aemnp-2019-0040

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