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The Neuropterid Fauna of Dominican and Mexican Amber (Neuropterida: Megaloptera, Neuroptera)

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ENGEL, MICHAEL S., GRIMALDI, DAVID A. (2007): The Neuropterid Fauna of Dominican and Mexican Amber (Neuropterida: Megaloptera, Neuroptera). American Museum Novitates 3587: 1-60, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3587[1:TNFODA]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/0003-0082%282007%293587%5B1%3ATNFODA%5D2.0.CO%3B2

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