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Three new genera and eighteen new species of miniature polydesmid millipedes from the northwestern United States (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Polydesmidae)
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- 1. Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney VA 23943; present address 1950 Price Drive, Farmville VA 23901.
- 2. Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061. pmarek@vt.edu; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7048-2514
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Shear, William A., Marek, Paul E. (2021): Three new genera and eighteen new species of miniature polydesmid millipedes from the northwestern United States (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Polydesmidae). Zootaxa 4975 (1): 81-126, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4975.1.3
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