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Issue: Vol. 5209 No. 3: 17 Nov. 2022
Type: Article
Published: 2022-11-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5209.3.2
Page range: 332-338
Abstract views: 257
PDF downloaded: 36

Compterosmittia wangi sp. nov. from Oriental China (Diptera, Chironomidae)

Ecological Environment Monitoring and Scientific Research Center of Haihe River Basin and Beihai Sea Area, Ministry of Ecological Environment, Tianjin 300061, P. R. China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Colleges of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Colleges of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Colleges of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Colleges of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Colleges of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
Diptera identification key morphology new species taxonomy

Abstract

A new species, Compterosmittia wangi Liu sp. nov. is described and illustrated as adult males. An updated key to males of Compterosmittia worldwide is presented.

 

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