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594:Sceliphron madraspatanum
872:Sceliphron caementarium
862:Sceliphron caementarium
762:crawford.tardigrade.net
710:Sceliphron unifasciatum
639:Sceliphron pietschmanni
512:Sceliphron fossuliferum
389:Sceliphron caementarium
317:Sceliphron argentifrons
195:Sceliphron caementarium
490:Sceliphron fistularium
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817:Entomological Science
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689:Sceliphron shestakovi
683:Jha and Farooqi, 1995
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562:Sceliphron jamaicense
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649:Sceliphron quartinae
542:Sceliphron intrudens
470:Sceliphron fasciatum
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331:Sceliphron asiaticum
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809:Sceliphron spirifex
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609:Sceliphron murarium
522:Sceliphron funestum
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364:Sceliphron assimile
280:Sceliphron curvatum
42:Sceliphron spirifex
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