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Original Articles

A new species of Megaselia (Diptera, Phoridae) whose larvae prey upon the eggs of Leptodactylus fuscus (Anura, Leptodactylidae)

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Pages 993-1003 | Accepted 30 Jun 1994, Published online: 17 Feb 2007

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