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Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Argentinomyia Lynch-Arribálzaga, 1891 (Diptera: Syrphidae), with description of 16 new species
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Montoya, Augusto L., Wolff, Marta (2023): Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical genus Argentinomyia Lynch-Arribálzaga, 1891 (Diptera: Syrphidae), with description of 16 new species. Zootaxa 5234 (1): 1-157, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5234.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5234.1.1
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