Brianmyia stuckenbergi, Woodley, 2012

Woodley, Norman E., 2012, Brianmyia stuckenbergi, a new genus and species of Prosopochrysini from South Africa (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), African Invertebrates 53 (1), pp. 369-369 : 372

Brianmyia stuckenbergi sp. n.

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Description:

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