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A revision of the taxonomy and distribution of Archispirostreptus Silvestri 1895 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae), and description of a new spirostreptid genus with three new species

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Mwabvu, Tarombera, Hamer, Michelle, Slotow, Rob, Barraclough, David (2010): A revision of the taxonomy and distribution of Archispirostreptus Silvestri 1895 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae), and description of a new spirostreptid genus with three new species. Zootaxa 2567: 1-49, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.197288

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