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family:

Mydidae

family group taxon:

Dolichogastrini

author and year:

Papavero & Wilcox 1974

type genus:

Dolichogaster

author type genus:

Macquart, 1848

subfamily:

Mydinae

region:

Neotropical

notes family group taxon:

The spelling is corrected for the author's original use of the name Dolichogasterini (Sabrosky 1999: 116; stem Dolichogastr-).

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