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A new species of Dacus Fabricius (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Dacini) from northern Himalayas

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  • 1. College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh, India
  • 2. Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI-NIBSM), Chhattisgarh, India
  • 3. College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh, India & 14Yew Tree Court, Carlisle, Cumbria CA2 5QA, United Kingdom & College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh, India

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Singh, Maneesh Pal, Sharma, Sneha, Hancock, David Lawrence (2025): A new species of Dacus Fabricius (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Dacini) from northern Himalayas. Zootaxa 5706 (1): 66-78, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5706.1.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5706.1.4

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https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/312678
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urn:lsid:plazi.org:pub:FFBCFFB1FFD1430BFE023025F5604B14
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http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFBCFFB1FFD1430BFE023025F5604B14

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