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First records of Mythicomyia Coquillett, 1893 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Mythicomyiinae) from Central America, with description of three new species and an updated key to Neotropical species
- 1. Universidad de la Amazonia, Grupo de Investigación en Entomología Universidad de la Amazonia -GIEUA-, Laboratorio de Entomología -LEUA-, Av. 11 5-69 Juan XXIII, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia.
- 2. J. Linsley Gressitt Center for Research in Entomology, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817-2704, USA.
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Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany, Córdoba-Suarez, Eric, Evenhuis, Neal L. (2025): First records of Mythicomyia Coquillett, 1893 (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Mythicomyiinae) from Central America, with description of three new species and an updated key to Neotropical species. Zootaxa 5621 (1): 69-90, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.1.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.1.3
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