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The wasp genus Sphex in Sub-Saharan Africa (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)
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Dörfel, Thorleif H., Ohl, Michael (2022): The wasp genus Sphex in Sub-Saharan Africa (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 796 (1): 1-170, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.796.1665, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.796.1665
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