Jordanian–Lebanese–Syrian cockroaches s.s. from Lower Cretaceous amber – Monograph

Hemen Sendi1, Peter Vršanský1, Dany Azar2
1Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 06 Bratislava, Slovakia
2Faculty of Science II, Fanar, Natural Sciences Department, Lebanese University, Fanar - Matn, Lebanon

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