Abstract
We report new national records of Thermocyclops decipiens and Mesocyclops pseudomeridianus and two apparently undescribed species of Diacyclops and Halicyclops from Panama. We provide a complete bibliography of all literature on Panamanian copepods, and a table of historic copepod collection sites is presented.References
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