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Revision of the endemic South African genus Moegistorhynchus Macquart (Diptera: Nemestrinidae), with a species key, description of three new species and comments on pollination biology and biogeography
- 1. School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P. Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa; Department of Natural Science, KwaZulu-Natal Museum, 237 Jabu Ndlovu Street, Pietermaritzburg 3201, South Africa; and Entomology Department, Iziko South African Museum, P.O. Box 61, Cape Town 8000, South Africa
- 2. Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
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Barraclough, David A., Colville, Jonathan F. (2024): Revision of the endemic South African genus Moegistorhynchus Macquart (Diptera: Nemestrinidae), with a species key, description of three new species and comments on pollination biology and biogeography. Zootaxa 5519 (1): 1-37, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5519.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5519.1.1
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