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The sciarid fauna of the British Isles (Diptera: Sciaridae), including descriptions of six new species

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Menzel, Frank, Smith, Jane E., Chandler, Peter J. (2006): The sciarid fauna of the British Isles (Diptera: Sciaridae), including descriptions of six new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 146 (1): 1-147, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00190.x, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00190.x

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