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A review of the subgenera Euorthocladius and Orthocladius s. str. from China (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Haihe River Water Environmental Monitoring Center, Haihe River Water Conservancy Commission, Tianjin 300170, China
The Natural History Museum, Bergen Museum, University of Bergen, N–5007, Norway
College of Life science, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Diptera Chironomidae Euorthocladius Orthocladius s. str. new species key China

Abstract

The Chinese species of the subgenera Euorthocladius Thienemann and Orthocladius s. str. are reviewed. Two new species of Orthocladius (Euorthocladius): O. (E.) angustus and O. (E.) flectus are described, and four species of Orthocladius s. str. are redescribed and illustrated as adult males. A key to males of the two subgenera from China is presented.

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