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Two New Species of Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the High Andes of Colombia

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Mantilla, Juan S., Moncada, Ligia I., Matta, Nubia E., Adler, Peter H. (2013): Two New Species of Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the High Andes of Colombia. Zootaxa 3700 (3): 423-434, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3700.3.6

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