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Urban Scatopsidae (Diptera) of Los Angeles, California, United States

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  • 1. Depto. de Biologia, FFCLRP, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900,14040-901,Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil,
  • 2. Urban Nature Research Center and Entomology Section, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, and

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Amorim, Dalton de Souza, Brown, Brian V. (2020): Urban Scatopsidae (Diptera) of Los Angeles, California, United States. Insect Systematics and Diversity 4 (1), No. 1: 1-41, DOI: 10.1093/isd/ixaa001

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