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Issue: Vol. 5768 No. 1: 9 Mar. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-03-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5768.1.10
Page range: 140-150
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Redescription of Stempellinella apicula Guo & Wang, 2005 (Diptera: Chironomidae) via DNA barcodes

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
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
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 Stempellinella Chironomidae COI DNA barcoding

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How to Cite

Xiao, X.-R., Cui, X.-Y., Zhang, Z.-C., Li, Y.-F. & Lin, X.-L. (2026) Redescription of Stempellinella apicula Guo & Wang, 2005 (Diptera: Chironomidae) via DNA barcodes. Zootaxa, 5768 (1), 140–150. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5768.1.10