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A new species of Afrothaumalea Stuckenberg, 1960 (Diptera: Thaumaleidae) from the Western Cape (South Africa) and first description of the pupa of this genus

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  • 1. Canadian National Collection of Insects & Canadian Food Inspection Agency, OPL-Entomology, K.W. Neatby Bldg., C.E.F., 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0C6;

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Sinclair, Bradley J. (2015): A new species of Afrothaumalea Stuckenberg, 1960 (Diptera: Thaumaleidae) from the Western Cape (South Africa) and first description of the pupa of this genus. African Invertebrates 56 (1): 161, DOI: 10.5733/afin.056.0112, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.5733/afin.056.0112

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