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Issue: Vol. 5493 No. 2: 9 Aug. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-08-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5493.2.5
Page range: 165-174
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DNA barcodes and morphology reveal new species within the Cryptochironomus Kieffer from Oriental China (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity; Tianjin Normal University; Tianjin; 300387; P.R. China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity; Tianjin Normal University; Tianjin; 300387; P.R. China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity; Tianjin Normal University; Tianjin; 300387; P.R. China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity; Tianjin Normal University; Tianjin; 300387; P.R. China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity; Tianjin Normal University; Tianjin; 300387; P.R. China
Diptera COI key adult male taxonomy systematics Nematocera

Abstract

The genus Cryptochironomus has a cosmopolitan distribution including over 140 valid described species worldwide. The morphological characteristics and DNA barcode data of Cryptochironomus inflatus Liu, sp. nov. based on specimens collected from Oriental China. DNA barcode analysis including the partial COI sequences of species of genus Cryptochironomus is conducted. An updated key to adult males of the genus is provided.

 

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