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Issue: Vol. 1084 No. 1: 22 Nov. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-11-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1084.1.5
Page range: 59–64
Abstract views: 31
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species of Arctodiamesa Makarchenko (Diptera: Chironomidae: Diamesinae) from the Russian Far East, with a key to known species of the genus

Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Far East Branch, 100 let Vladivostoku Avenue, Vladivostok 690022 Russia
Diptera Chironomidae Arctodiamesa new species key Russian Far East

Abstract

The male, pupa, and larva of a new species, Arctodiamesa marinae, from the Russian Far East are described and figured. Keys to males, pupae, and fourth-instar larvae of known species of the genus are presented.

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