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A review of scuttle fly genera of Israel (Diptera: Phoridae), with new records and an identification key

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Mostovski, Mike B. (2016): A review of scuttle fly genera of Israel (Diptera: Phoridae), with new records and an identification key. Zootaxa 4137 (1): 61-72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4137.1.4

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