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A revision of the taxonomy and distribution of Spirostreptus Brandt 1833 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae) with descriptions of a new species and a new genus of spirostreptid millipede

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Mwabvu, Tarombera, Hamer, Michelle, Slotow, Robert, Barraclough, David (2009): A revision of the taxonomy and distribution of Spirostreptus Brandt 1833 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae) with descriptions of a new species and a new genus of spirostreptid millipede. Zootaxa 2211: 36-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189858

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