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A new species of Blattisocius from Egypt (Acari, Blattisociidae)

  • 1. Zoology and Nematology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University. & mfhassan_51@yahoo.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7899-9334
  • 2. Zoology and Nematology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University. & famasamir@hotmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6949-9178
  • 3. Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Egypt.

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Hassan, Mourad Fahmy, Ali, Fatma Samir, Nasr, Mahmoud Korashy (2020): A new species of Blattisocius from Egypt (Acari, Blattisociidae). Zootaxa 4820 (2): 391-397, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4820.2.13

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