original descriptionDeshayes G.P. 1856. Sur le genre <i>Scintilla</i>. <i>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London</i>, 23: 171-181., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30748068 page(s): 171-173 [details]
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