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Burmaphlebia reifigen. et sp. nov., the first anisozygopteran damsel-dragonfly (Odonata: Epiophlebioptera: Burmaphlebiidae fam. nov.) from Early Cretaceous Burmese amber

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Pages 233-237 | Received 23 Oct 2012, Accepted 26 Nov 2012, Published online: 15 Jan 2013

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