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Historical Biology
An International Journal of Paleobiology
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Minyscapheus dominicanus n. gen., n. sp. (Hemiptera: Cicadidae), a fossil cicada in Dominican amber

George Poinar, Jr. Jr Department of Zoology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Gene Kritsky Department of Biology, College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH, 45233, USA
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Alex Brown 629 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA, 94708, USA
Pages 329-333 | Received 26 Sep 2011, Accepted 24 Oct 2011, Published online: 10 Nov 2011

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