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Illustrated and commented checklist of the longhorn beetles of Kuzikus Wildlife Reserve in the Kalahari, Namibia (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

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A first illustrated checklist of the longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is provided for the Kuzikus Wildlife Reserve in the Namibian Kalahari. The list comprises 31 species belonging to three subfamilies: Cerambycinae (8 species), Lamiinae (21 species) and Prioninae (2 species). For each listed species, information is provided and commented on etymology, size, distribution and period of activity.
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Belgian Journal of Entomoly
Belgian Journal of Entomology
2024 • 151
Alain Drumont, Karl Adlbauer, Gérard Tavakilian,
David Schimrosczyk, Johanna E. Reinhard & Jérôme Constant
Illustrated and commented checklist of the longhorn beetles
of Kuzikus Wildlife Reserve in the Kalahari, Namibia
(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
ISSN: 1374-5514 (Print Edition)
ISSN: 2295-0214 (Online Edition)
The Belgian Journal of Entomology is published by the Royal Belgian
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Illustrated and commented checklist of the longhorn beetles of
Kuzikus Wildlife Reserve in the Kalahari, Namibia
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Abstract
           
            


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Keywords: 
Résumé

           


des informations sont fournies et commentées sur l’étymologie, la taille, la répartition et la
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Introduction
         2     
            forests and
grasslands to deserts
         
          
Botswana and parts of South
Belgian Journal of Entomology, 151: 1–35 (2024)
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to nature-oriented tourism in 2005 and, after the reintroduction of locally extinct species, it is
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             
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types of landscape were accessible; trees and bushes largely belong to the genus Acacia, and
     
          
        &
 & , 2013), Hemiptera Nogodinidae
and Tropiduchidae (  
Hemiptera Pentatomidae ( & 
 (2001) who recorded



Fig. 1. 
et al.,
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Fig. 2. A B, landscape around

Belgian Journal of Entomology, 151: 1–35 (2024)
In a second contribution, 
species number recorded for Namibia is currently the same following the consultation of the
&
             


Fig. 3. AFA-BAcacia  A, Pycnopsis brachyptera piperita 
  Acacia hebeclada B, Ceroplesis ferrugator marginalis  , on Acacia mellifera
C-F
et al.,
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Materials and methods
The specimens ar
          Acacia




  
  
 

  
  



      
           




- Prioninae are prognathic and all prognaths are measured from the tip of the mandibles to the
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            

             








Photographs by DS 


The map was produced with SimpleMappr (
Belgian Journal of Entomology, 151: 1–35 (2024)
Results

             


Cerambycidae
Subfamily Cerambycinae
Catoeme tessellata 

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




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


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

 eight species composing the genus Catoeme C. brincki
Tippmann, 1959 and C. tessellata    

Derolus duyi 
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

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et al.,
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Fig. 4. AEA-B, Catoeme tessellata A, female; B
C-D, Derolus duyi C, male; D  E, Graciliderolus gracilis (Lepesme &

Belgian Journal of Entomology, 151: 1–35 (2024)
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

  
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species composing the genus Derolus D. duyi is one of the six
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Graciliderolus gracilis 
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
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

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The genus Graciliderolus
G. gracilis and G. parvus
. Only G. gracilis
Ossibia fuscata 
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
et al.,
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           
    

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         
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 six species composing the genus Ossibia  O. fuscata represents one of
the two species (with O. murina    


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Ossibia murina 
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
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



           

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

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

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Phyllocnema (Mecometacnema) mirica triangularis 


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
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


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   

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
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
Xystrocera dispar 
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
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


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

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
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   species composing the genus Xystrocera    
X. dispar, X. laetaX. nigrita 

et al.,
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Fig. 5. AFA, Ossibia fuscataB, Ossibia
murina C, Phyllocnema (Mecometacnema) mirica triangularis
      D, Xystrocera dispar      
E-F, Zoodes liturifer  E, male; F
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Zoodes liturifer  – tribe Hesperophanini
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


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     




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

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 species composing the genus Zoodes Z. liturifer is reported


Subfamily Lamiinae 
Acartus hirtus 
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


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           

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
et al.,
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 9 species composing the genus Acartus A. hirtus is reported

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Apomecyna binubila 
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
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

     

   

           

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species composing the genus Apomecyna A. binubila is one of the
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Ceroplesis ferrugator marginalis 
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Latin: ferrugator, bearing rusted iron; marginalis
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Belgian Journal of Entomology, 151: 1–35 (2024)
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       
                 
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               
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Lesotho, 
Fig. 6. ABA, Acartus hirtus B, Apomecyna binubila
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et al.,
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   species composing the genus Ceroplesis   Ceroplesis
ferrugator marginalis 
   
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Cochliopalpus catherina 
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               
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

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       Cochliopalpus    
C. catherina and C. suturalis

Crossotus plumicornis 
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Belgian Journal of Entomology, 151: 1–35 (2024)
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Fig. 7. ADA-B, Ceroplesis ferrugator marginalis : A, male; B
C-D, Cochliopalpus catherina C, male; D
et al.,
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 34 species composing the genus Crossotus  C. plumicornis
represents one of the four species (with C. stypticus, see below) 
Crossotus stypticus 
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
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
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
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Deroplia (Amblesthidus) lateralis 
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Belgian Journal of Entomology, 151: 1–35 (2024)
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Fig. 8. AE    A, Crossotus plumicornis      
B, Crossotus stypticus     C, Deroplia (Amblesthidus) lateralis 
     D-E, Enaretta castelnaudii   D, male, freshly emerged specimen;
E
et al.,
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
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





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   species composing the genus Deroplia   sensu lato, only two,
D. lateralis and D. verticalis  


Enaretta castelnaudii 
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
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


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
               
    

   
                 




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Belgian Journal of Entomology, 151: 1–35 (2024)
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   





     





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
 
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 11 species composing the genus Enaretta  E. castelnaudii represents


Eunidia brunneopunctata 
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
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


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
               

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         
       

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  311 species composing the genus Eunidia   E. brunneopunctata
E. thomseni, see below) 
et al.,
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Eunidia thomseni 
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

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


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           

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
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Exocentrus (s. str.) aureopilosus Breuning, 1955 – tribe Exocentrini
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
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


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           

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
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  149 species composing the genus Exocentrus   sensu stricto,
E. aureopilosus 
Belgian Journal of Entomology, 151: 1–35 (2024)
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Exocentrus (Ispaterus) echinulus 
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
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


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           

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         
          
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
 13 species composing the subgenus IspaterusExocentrus
E. echinulus 
Hecyromorpha plagicollis 
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


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


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



et al.,
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Fig. 9. AFA, Eunidia brunneopunctata B, Eunidia thomseni
C, Hecyromorpha plagicollis D, Exocentrus
(s. str aureopilosus   E, Exocentrus (Ispaterus) echinulus 
 F, Paramecyna x-signata
Belgian Journal of Entomology, 151: 1–35 (2024)
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


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

Hecyromorpha plagicollis represents the single species composing the genus Hecyromorpha

Paramecyna x-signata 



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





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
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  species composing the genus Paramecyna P. x-signata is
 (2013) when reporting this

Parhecyra costata 

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
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




light trap; J
et al.,
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
Parhecyra costata represents the single species composing the genus Parhecyra Breuning,

Prosopocera (Dalterus) damarensis 



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



            

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


species composing the subgenus Dalterus
ProsopoceraP. damarensis 
(with P. inermis, see below) 
Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis 

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

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               
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Belgian Journal of Entomology, 151: 1–35 (2024)
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         
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Pycnopsis brachyptera piperita 
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           
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             
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PycnopsisP. brachyptera
piperita
piperita
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Ramularius pygmaeus 
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et al.,
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





       

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
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  species composing the genus Ramularius R. pygmaeus is


Tetradia lophoptera 

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
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


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
               

        


    


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         

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Tetradia lophoptera represents the single species composing the genus Tetradia Thomson,
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Fig. 10. AFA, Parhecyra costataB, Prosopocera
(Dalterus) damarensis C, Prosopocera (Dalterus) inermis
D-E, Pycnopsis brachyptera piperitaD, male; E
F, Ramularius pygmaeus
et al.,
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Titoceres jaspideus 

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
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




               



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
         


TitoceresT. jaspideus occupying the
T. arabicus
Subfamily Prioninae
Anthracocentrus capensis 



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


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               



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
Belgian Journal of Entomology, 151: 1–35 (2024)
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Fig. 11. AD  A-B, Tetradia lophoptera  A, male; B 
C-D, Titoceres jaspideusC, male; D
et al.,
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The sub-Sahelian species of the genus Anthracocentrus 

country: A. capensisA. pseudoberingei
species A. capensis
Macrotoma palmata 



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:









  17 species composing the genus Macrotoma    
M. natalaM. palmata
Discussion



            
 
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         Acacia
melliferaA. hebeclada

 et al et
al



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Belgian Journal of Entomology, 151: 1–35 (2024)
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Fig. 12. AD    A-B, Anthracocentrus capensis   A, male; B 
 C-D, Macrotoma palmataC
D
et al.,
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Acknowledgments
            
      


 




                


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Diorthus, Margites, Dissaporus,
Graciliderolus, Microderolus und SpiniderolusColeoptera

Les Cahiers Magellanes, 
             
Les Cahiers Magellanes, 
    Notes sur le genre Anthracocentrus       
Entomologia Africana
Monteira
Belgian Journal of Entomology,
Bananellodes
Belgian Journal of Entomology, 
Kundelungua meridionalis
Bulletin de la Société royale belge d’Entomologie
  &        Agrilus     
Entomologia Africana
Bulletin de
la Société royale belge d’Entomologie,
&
  Insect Conservation and Diversity
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&
  
Journal of Insect Conservation
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
   &   2024   

Bulletin de
la Société royale belge d’Entomologie,
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