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Genus Corrosella Boeters, 1970
Pseudamnicola (Corrosella) (Boeters, 1970). his contribution in the biogeographic analyses. The English
was reviewed by M. Modrell. Two anonymous reviewers
Type species. Corrosella falkneri Boeters, 1970. contributed to the improvement of this manuscript. Addi-
tionally, this work was funded by the grants of the MIC-
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longer than wide; female genitalia with pyriform bursa cop- and the JAE Predoctoral fellowship (JAEPre047) to D.D.
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