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Behncken, G.M. Orosius Lotophagorum subsp. ryukyuensis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), a New Vector of a Little Leaf Disease in Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology 13, 35–36 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1071/APP9840035
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