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Polypedilum (Cerobregma) heberti sp. n. (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China

College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P.R. China
College of Fisheries, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, 300384, P.R. China
College of Science and Fisheries, Shanghai Ocean University, 201306, Shanghai, P.R. China
College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P.R. China
Diptera DNA barcode Polypedilum integrative taxonomy new species China

Abstract

DNA barcodes and morphology recognize a new non-biting midge within the genus Polypedilum (Diptera: Chironomidae). Polypedilum (Cerobregma) heberti Lin et Wang sp. n. is described and illustrated based on an adult male from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Key to adult males of the subgenus Cerobregma is given.

 

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