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New genus of Megalopsalidinae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Monoscutidae) from north-eastern Australia

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Taylor, Christopher K., Hunt, Glenn S. (2009): New genus of Megalopsalidinae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Monoscutidae) from north-eastern Australia. Zootaxa 2130: 41-59, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188339

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