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Redescription of the genus Megastilicus Casey (Staphylinidae, Paederinae) with the description of a new species

  • 1. Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, University of Gdańsk, 80-308, Gdańsk, Poland. & Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA. & Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, 00-679, Warszawa, Poland.
  • 2. Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, 00-679, Warszawa, Poland.

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Żyła, Dagmara, Koszela, Katarzyna (2021): Redescription of the genus Megastilicus Casey (Staphylinidae, Paederinae) with the description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 778: 138-147, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.778.1575

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