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Black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) found in association with cultivated plants and mushrooms in Australia, with notes on cosmopolitan pest species and biosecurity interceptions

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Broadley, Adam, Kauschke, Ellen, Mohrig, Werner (2018): Black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) found in association with cultivated plants and mushrooms in Australia, with notes on cosmopolitan pest species and biosecurity interceptions. Zootaxa 4415 (2): 201-242, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4415.2.1

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