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Two new hoverfly species of the Merodon desuturinus lineage (Diptera: Syrphidae: Merodontini)
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- 1. University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
- 2. University of Novi Sad, BioSense Institute, Dr Zorana Đinđića 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
- 3. Department of Biology, Entomology Section, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B-3080 Tervuren, Belgium.
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Likov, Laura, Vujić, Ante, Radenković, Snežana, Zorić, Ljiljana Šašić, Djan, Mihajla, Jordaens, Kurt, Mudri-Stojnić, Sonja (2025): Two new hoverfly species of the Merodon desuturinus lineage (Diptera: Syrphidae: Merodontini). European Journal of Taxonomy 987: 26-60, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.987.2857, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2857/12989
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