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Suggested citation

Dunlap, Joshua B., Mary Liz Jameson, Emmy L. Engasser, Paul E. Skelley, Amanda J. Redford. 2015. Scarab and Stag Beetles of Hawaii and the Pacific. USDA APHIS Identification Technology Program (ITP). Fort Collins, CO. [date of access]

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