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Exploring the diversity of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa: host plants, distribution, and DNA barcoding analysis, with the description of nine new species
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- 1. Zoology Department, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, Lungadige Porta Vittoria 9, 37129 Verona, Italy;
- 2. IRBI, UMR 7261, CNRS-University of Tours, Tours, France
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Triberti, Paolo, Staude, Hermann, Sharp, Ian, Lopez-Vaamonde, Carlos (2024): Exploring the diversity of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa: host plants, distribution, and DNA barcoding analysis, with the description of nine new species. Zootaxa 5529 (1): 1-51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5529.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5529.1.1
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