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Revision of the strongly flattened Megaprosternum Azevedo (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae)

  • 1. Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Fernando Ferrari 514, Goiabeiras, 29.075-910, Vitória, ES, Brazil.

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Colombo, Wesley D., Azevedo, Celso O. (2024): Revision of the strongly flattened Megaprosternum Azevedo (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 958 (1): 1-47, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.958.2659, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2659/12299

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