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Antennal troglomorphy in Arrhopalitidae (Collembola: Symphypleona) with the description of two new cave Pygmarrhopalites Vargovitsh, 2009 species from the Arabika Massif in the Caucasus
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Vargovitsh, Robert S. (2025): Antennal troglomorphy in Arrhopalitidae (Collembola: Symphypleona) with the description of two new cave Pygmarrhopalites Vargovitsh, 2009 species from the Arabika Massif in the Caucasus. Zootaxa 5673 (4): 523-556, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5673.4.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5673.4.3
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