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Issue: Vol. 5810 No. 1: 14 May 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-05-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5810.1.12
Page range: 193-196
Abstract views: 95
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Finlaya albipes Giles, 1904, an erroneous nomen dubium in Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1904 (Diptera: Culicidae)

Viral Zoonoses Research Unit; Department of Virology; Medicum; Haartmaninkatu 3; University of Helsinki; FI-00029 Helsinki; Finland; University of Helsinki; Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences; Lammi Biological Station; Pääjärventie 320; FI-16900 Lammi; Finland
Diptera Orthopodomyia Madagascar mosquito taxonomy

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How to Cite

Culverwell, C.L. (2026) Finlaya albipes Giles, 1904, an erroneous nomen dubium in Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1904 (Diptera: Culicidae). Zootaxa, 5810 (1), 193–196. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5810.1.12