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Discovering the still unexplored arachnofauna of the National Park of Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli, NE Greece: a taxonomic review with description of new species

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Marjan Komnenov, Eva Pitta, Konstantina Zografou, Maria Chatzaki (2016): Discovering the still unexplored arachnofauna of the National Park of Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli, NE Greece: a taxonomic review with description of new species. Zootaxa 4096 (1): 1-66, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4096.1.1

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