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Article: Mesozoic Trachypachidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) from China

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 55
Part: 2
Publication Date: March 2012
Page(s): 341 – 353
Author(s): Bo Wang, Haichun Zhang and Alexandr G. Ponomarenko
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WANG, B., ZHANG, H., PONOMARENKO, A. G. 2012. Mesozoic Trachypachidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) from China. Palaeontology, 55, 2, 341–353.

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