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Where appropriate, the title will indicate at least two higher categories to which taxa 
belong. Example: Studies of the genus Hobbseus Fitzpatrick and Payne (Decapoda: 
Cambaridae). 
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text. Indicative abstracts are not acceptable. Footnotes will be used only where absolutely 
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the INTRODUCTION, MATERIALS AND METHODS, RESULTS, DISCUSSION, 
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of new taxa must be in accordance with the requirements of established international 
codes. Etymology is desirable. 
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Form for literature cited: Author’s last name, first name, middle initial. Year. Title. 
Journal (see BIOSIS list of Serials with Title Abbreviations) volume (number):pages. For 
second authors use initials followed by last name. Examples: 
Woodall, W. Robert, Jr., and J. B. Wallace, 1972. The benthic fauna in four small 
southern Appalachian streams. Amer. Midi. Nat. 88(2):393-407. 
Crocker, Denton W., and D. W. Barr. 1968. Handbook of the Crayfishes of Ontario. 
Univ. Ontario Press, Toronto. 
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