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A new genus of Scolebythidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) from the Early Cretaceous of China

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Cai, Yaping, Zhao, Yunyun, Shih, Chungkun, Ren, Dong (2012): A new genus of Scolebythidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) from the Early Cretaceous of China. Zootaxa 3504: 56-66, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.213848

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