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Research Article

Entomopathogenic fungi (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) on a termite (Blattodea: Mastotermitidae) trapped in Miocene amber from Chiapas, Mexico

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Received 21 Oct 2023, Accepted 29 Nov 2023, Published online: 14 Dec 2023

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