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Original Articles

Life cycle and behaviour of Charoxus spinifer and Charoxus major (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), predators of fig wasps (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae)

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Pages 621-635 | Received 23 Feb 2011, Accepted 17 Dec 2011, Published online: 02 Feb 2012

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