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Dorylomorpha Aczél, 1939 (Diptera: Pipunculidae) of South America, with description of two new subgenera and 11 new species

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  • 1. Universidad de la Amazonia, Grupo de Investigación en Entomología Universidad de la Amazonia -GIEUA-, Laboratorio de Entomología, Av. 11 5-69 Juan XXIII, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia.
  • 2. Tecnológico de Antioquia Institución Universitaria, Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Forenses, Grupo de Investigación Bioforense, Medellín, Colombia.
  • 3. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, INPA, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

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Ramos-Pastrana, Yardany, Amat, Eduardo, Rafael, José Albertino (2026): Dorylomorpha Aczél, 1939 (Diptera: Pipunculidae) of South America, with description of two new subgenera and 11 new species. Zootaxa 5759 (2): 101-139, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5759.2.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5759.2.1

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