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Comparative morphology of extant raptorial Mantispoidea (Neuroptera: Mantispidae, Rhachiberothidae) suggests a non-monophyletic Mantispidae and a single origin of the raptorial condition within the superfamily

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Ardila-Camacho, Adrian, Martins, Caleb Califre, Aspöck, Ulrike, Contreras-Ramos, Atilano (2021): Comparative morphology of extant raptorial Mantispoidea (Neuroptera: Mantispidae, Rhachiberothidae) suggests a non-monophyletic Mantispidae and a single origin of the raptorial condition within the superfamily. Zootaxa 4992 (1): 1-89, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4992.1.1

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