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Gryllotalpa weisei Simeu-Noutchom & Kekeunou sp. nov. and the first record of Gryllotalpa microptera (Chopard 1939) (Orthoptera, Gryllotalpidae) from Cameroon with redescription of the species

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Simeu-Noutchom, Alain, Kekeunou, Sevilor, Wandji, Alain Christel, Nzike, Marcelle Mbad- Joun, Ngoute, Charly Oumarou, Messi, Nadege Brigitte Mbezele, Tamesse, Joseph Leb- El (2020): Gryllotalpa weisei Simeu-Noutchom & Kekeunou sp. nov. and the first record of Gryllotalpa microptera (Chopard 1939) (Orthoptera, Gryllotalpidae) from Cameroon with redescription of the species. Zootaxa 4763 (1): 61-72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4763.1.5

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