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Multi-instar descriptions of cave dwelling Erythraeidae (Trombidiformes: Parasitengona) employing an integrative approach

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Costa, Samuel Geremias Dos Santos, Klompen, Hans, Bernardi, Leopoldo Ferreira De Olivei- Ra, Gonçalves, Luciana Cardoso, Ribeiro, Dante Batista, Pepato, Almir Rogério (2019): Multi-instar descriptions of cave dwelling Erythraeidae (Trombidiformes: Parasitengona) employing an integrative approach. Zootaxa 4717 (1): 137-184, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4717.1.10

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