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Host associations of Melanterius Erichson (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cleogonini), with a diagnosis and delimitation of the genus and description of five new species

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Pinzón-Navarro, Sara V., Jennings, Debbie, Oberprieler, Rolf G. (2017): Host associations of Melanterius Erichson (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cleogonini), with a diagnosis and delimitation of the genus and description of five new species. Zootaxa 4298 (1): 1-77, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4298.1.1

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