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Field observations on Milichia patrizii ant-mugging flies (Diptera: Milichiidae: Milichiinae) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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  • 1. Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, 505 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801 USA
  • 2. Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD UK

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Wild, Alexander L., Brake, Irina (2009): Field observations on Milichia patrizii ant-mugging flies (Diptera: Milichiidae: Milichiinae) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Invertebrates 50 (1): 205, DOI: 10.5733/afin.050.0109, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5733/afin.050.0109

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