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A first assessment of genetic variability in the longhorn beetle Rosalia alpina (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the Italian Apennines

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Pages 36-45 | Received 10 Oct 2017, Accepted 16 Jan 2018, Published online: 23 Feb 2018

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