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New cave japygids (Diplura: Japygidae) from North America

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  • 1. Universidad de Alcalá, Research Team on Soil Biology and Subterranean Ecosystems, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Campus Universitario Ctra. A-2 Km. 33.6, E-28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
  • 2. Department of Biogeography and Global Change, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN), CSIC, C/ José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, E-28006 Madrid, Spain.
  • 3. Laboratori d'Investigació d'Entomologia, Departament de Zoologia, Universitat de València, Avinguda Vicente Andrés Estellés 19, E-46100 Burjassot, València, Spain.
  • 4. Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University College Station, TX, USA 77843-2475.

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Sendra, Alberto, Jiménez-Valverde, Alberto, Selfa, Jesús, Cupello, Mario (2026): New cave japygids (Diplura: Japygidae) from North America. European Journal of Taxonomy 1043: 166-198, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1043.3217, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3217/14261

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