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Research Article

Water bugs (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha, Nepomorpha) of the Caucasus ecoregion

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Pages 167-192 | Received 28 Sep 2022, Accepted 24 Jan 2023, Published online: 26 Feb 2023

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