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family:

Mydidae

family group taxon:

Syllegomydinae

author and year:

Bequaert 1963

type genus:

Syllegomydas

author type genus:

Becker, 1906

subfamily:

Syllegomydinae

region:

Afrotropical, Palaearctic

notes family group taxon:

The spelling was corrected by Papavero & Wilcox (1968) for Bequaert's original use of the name Syllegomydainae (stem Syllegomyd-).

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