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Sexual dimorphism in Autogneta, with description of three new species from North America and new diagnosis of the genus (Acari, Oribatida, Autognetidae)

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Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M. (2015): Sexual dimorphism in Autogneta, with description of three new species from North America and new diagnosis of the genus (Acari, Oribatida, Autognetidae). Zootaxa 3946 (1): 55-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3946.1.2

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