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A fossil dung midge in Mexican amber (Diptera: Scatopsidae)

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Nel, André, Coty, David (2016): A fossil dung midge in Mexican amber (Diptera: Scatopsidae). Palaeontologia Electronica 51 (9): 1-6, DOI: 10.26879/633, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.26879/633

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