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The ladybird beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) of Moscow Province

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Data on the fauna and ecology of the ladybird beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) of Moscow Province are summarized. In total, 60 species of 29 genera are recorded for this region. The paper is provided with 30 original color photographs of 29 species representing all the genera known from Moscow Province.

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Nikitsky, N.B., Ukrainsky, A.S. The ladybird beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) of Moscow Province. Entmol. Rev. 96, 710–735 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873816060051

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