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Issue: Vol. 5647 No. 4: 17 Jun. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-06-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5647.4.6
Page range: 387-394
Abstract views: 75
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Description of the larval morphology of Rheocricotopus emeiensis and R. taiwanensis (Diptera: Chironomidae)

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
Diptera Chironomidae Rheocricotopus emeiensis Rheocricotopus taiwanensis

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How to Cite

Chen, J.-Y., Zhang, Z.-C. & Lin, X.-L. (2025) Description of the larval morphology of Rheocricotopus emeiensis and R. taiwanensis (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa, 5647 (4), 387–394. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.4.6