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On the identity of the Afrotropical species of Mallota Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae)

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  • 1. Royal Museum for Central Africa, Invertebrates Section, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B-3080 Tervuren, Belgium.
  • 2. International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Biodiversity Centre, 08 BP 0932 Tri Postal, Cotonou, Benin.
  • 3. KwaZulu-Natal Museum, Department Natural Sciences, 237 Jabu Ndlovu Street, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 3201. & Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa, 6139.

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Meyer, Marc De, Goergen, Georg, Midgley, John, Jordaens, Kurt (2024): On the identity of the Afrotropical species of Mallota Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 958 (1): 242-290, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.958.2675, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2675/12391

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