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Revision of the Western Palearctic Meteorini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), with a molecular characterization of hidden Fennoscandian species diversity 3084

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Stigenberg, Julia, Ronquist, Fredrik (2011): Revision of the Western Palearctic Meteorini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), with a molecular characterization of hidden Fennoscandian species diversity 3084. Zootaxa 3084 (1): 1-95, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3084.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3084.1.1

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