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Review of the little-known western Nearctic fly genus Philetus Melander (Diptera: Empididae), with a discussion of its phylogenetic assignment

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Cumming, Jeffrey M., Brooks, Scott E., Sinclair, Bradley J. (2016): Review of the little-known western Nearctic fly genus Philetus Melander (Diptera: Empididae), with a discussion of its phylogenetic assignment. Zootaxa 4093 (2): 261-274, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.2.7

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