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†Chrysobythidae, a new family of chrysidoid wasps from Cretaceous Burmese amber (Hymenoptera, Aculeata)

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Pages 1143-1155 | Received 03 Dec 2018, Accepted 11 Jan 2019, Published online: 29 Jan 2019

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