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Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies

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  • 1. Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos (InDRE), Francisco P. Miranda #177, Unidad Lomas de Plateros, DT. Álvaro Obregón, 01480, Ciudad de México, México.
  • 2. Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Centro Regional del Bajío, Av. Lázaro Cárdenas No. 253, 61600, Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, México.
  • 3. Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Centro Regional del Bajío, Av. Lázaro Cárdenas No. 253, 61600, Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, México. & SECIHTI, Ciudad de México 03940, México.

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Huerta, Heron, Guarin-Anacona, Andres, Cultid-Medina, Carlos Andres (2025): Hidden diversity in Mexico: Akorhexoza tariacurii sp. nov. (Diptera: Scatopsidae) and new records of minute black scavenger flies. Zootaxa 5725 (2): 255-266, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.2.4

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