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Issue: Vol. 5759 No. 4: 18 Feb. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-02-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5759.4.8
Page range: 490-500
Abstract views: 45
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A new species of Radotanypus Fittkau & Murray, 1985 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from China

Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai 201306; China; Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai 201306; China
Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai 201306; China; Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai 201306; China
Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai 201306; China; Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai 201306; China
Laboratory of Geo-Specimens Study and Testing; Geological Museum of China; Beijing 100034; China; Department of Stratigraphy and Paleontology; Geological Museum of China; Beijing 100034; China
Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai 201306; China; Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai 201306; China
Diptera Radotanypus Chironomidae DNA barcoding

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How to Cite

Zhang, Y.-N., Zhao, Y., Zhang, Z.-C., Liu, Z. & Lin, X.-L. (2026) A new species of Radotanypus Fittkau & Murray, 1985 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from China. Zootaxa, 5759 (4), 490–500. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5759.4.8