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First Report ofLatrodectus geometricusKoch (Araneae: Theridiidae) as a Predator ofDigitonthophagus gazella(Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

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Noriega, Jorge Ari (2016): First Report ofLatrodectus geometricusKoch (Araneae: Theridiidae) as a Predator ofDigitonthophagus gazella(Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 70 (2): 407-408, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-70.2.407, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-70.2.407

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