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Notes on the frugivorous fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) fauna of western Africa, with description of a new Dacus species

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Meyer, Marc De, White, Ian M., F.M.Goodger, Kim (2013): Notes on the frugivorous fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) fauna of western Africa, with description of a new Dacus species. European Journal of Taxonomy 50: 1-17, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2013.50

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