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A catalog of the Bibionidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha) of Chile

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Fitzgerald, Scott J., González, Christian R, Elgueta, Mario (2020): A catalog of the Bibionidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha) of Chile. Zootaxa 4766 (1): 48-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4766.1.2

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