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A revision of the chigger genus Afrotrombicula (Acariformes: Trombiculidae)

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Stekolnikov, Alexandr A. (2023): A revision of the chigger genus Afrotrombicula (Acariformes: Trombiculidae). Zootaxa 5323 (1): 27-55, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5323.1.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5323.1.2

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