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Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness

Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
Department of Natural Sciences, Natal Museum, Private Bag 9070 Pietermaritzburg, 3200 South Africa
Diptera

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