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The first species of Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962 (Diptera: Chironomidae) described from South America

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; Coordenação de Biodiversidade (CoBio); Divisão de Curso em Entomologia (DiEnt); Caixa Postal 478; 69067–375; Manaus; AM; Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; Centro de Biociências; Laboratório de Entomologia; Avenida Senador Salgado Filho; 3000; Natal; RN; Brazil.
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia; Coordenação de Biodiversidade (CoBio); Divisão de Curso em Entomologia (DiEnt); Caixa Postal 478; 69067–375; Manaus; AM; Brazil.
Diptera Chironomidae Zavrelimyia South America

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How to Cite

Dantas, G.P., Pinheiro, M.P. & Hamada, N. (2025) The first species of Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 1962 (Diptera: Chironomidae) described from South America. Zootaxa, 5632 (1), 192–200. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5632.1.12