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Maeridae, the Elasmopus group*

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Lowry, J.K., Hughes, L.E. (2009): Maeridae, the Elasmopus group*. Zootaxa 2260 (1): 643-702, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2260.1.33, URL: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2260.1.33

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