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Studies on African zygaenoid moths (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea): adult morphology of Psycharium montanum (Somabrachyidae)

H. GeertsemaDepartment of Entomology and Nematology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 153-161 | Received 14 Mar 2000, Accepted 15 Jan 2001, Published online: 02 Dec 2015

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