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Parasitoid phorid flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from the threatened leafcutter ant Atta robusta Borgmeier (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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Brown, Brian V., Braganca, Marcos A. L., Gomes, Diego S., Queiros, Jarbas M., Teixeira, Marcos C. (2012): Parasitoid phorid flies (Diptera: Phoridae) from the threatened leafcutter ant Atta robusta Borgmeier (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3385: 33-38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281755

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