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Molecular Phylogeny of the Ant-Decapitating Flies, Genus Apocephalus Coquillett (Diptera: Phoridae)

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  • 1. Department of Biology, California State University, Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Hwy., Bakersfield, CA 93311,
  • 2. Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, 10th St and Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560,

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Brown, Brian V., Hayes, Christine, Hash, John M., Smith, Paul T. (2018): Molecular Phylogeny of the Ant-Decapitating Flies, Genus Apocephalus Coquillett (Diptera: Phoridae). Insect Systematics and Diversity (AIFB) 2 (4), No. 2: 1-8, DOI: 10.1093/isd/ixy007, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixy007

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