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An annotated checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Iran

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Akrami, Mohammad Ali (2015): An annotated checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Iran. Zootaxa 3963 (4): 451-501, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3963.4.1

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