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An ecological and conservation assessment of the fauna of Bombyliidae (Diptera) occurring in the Mkhuze, Phinda and False Bay reserves, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Greathead, D., Lovell, S., Barraclough, D., Slotow, R., Hamer, M., Herbert, D. (2006): An ecological and conservation assessment of the fauna of Bombyliidae (Diptera) occurring in the Mkhuze, Phinda and False Bay reserves, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Invertebrates 47: 185-206, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7667375

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