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Cretaceous diversity of the relict genus Alavesia Waters and Arillo (Diptera: Empidoidea: Atelestidae)
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Sinclair, Bradley J., Grimaldi, David A. (2020): Cretaceous diversity of the relict genus Alavesia Waters and Arillo (Diptera: Empidoidea: Atelestidae). American Museum Novitates 2020 (3961): 1-40, DOI: 10.1206/3961.1, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/american-museum-novitates/volume-2020/issue-3961/3961.1/Cretaceous-Diversity-of-the-Relict-Genus-Alavesia-Waters-and-Arillo/10.1206/3961.1.full
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