Taxonomic reappraisal of the European fauna of the bark beetle genus Cryphalus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae)
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SUBMITTER: Justesen M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10504635 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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