The tip of the iceberg: a distinctive new spotted-wing Megaselia species (Diptera: Phoridae) from a tropical cloud forest survey and a new, streamlined method for Megaselia descriptions

Hartop, Emily; Brown, Brian Victor

doi:10.3897/BDJ.2.e4093

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The tip of the iceberg: a distinctive new spotted-wing Megaselia species (Diptera: Phoridae) from a tropical cloud forest survey and a new, streamlined method for Megaselia descriptions

Hartop, Emily
Brown, Brian Victor

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2014-11-12

https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e4093

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