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Issue: Vol. 5787 No. 1: 2 Apr. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-04-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5787.1.10
Page range: 184-194
Abstract views: 23
PDF downloaded: 1

A peculiar new species of Tanytarsus van der Wulp (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Oriental 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
Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region; Lhasa 850001; Xizang Autonomous Region; 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; Dawa Innovation Studio; Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region; Lhasa 850000; China
Diptera Tanytarsus sinicus Chironomidae DNA barcoding

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How to Cite

Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z.-C., Liu, Z.-Y., Xiao, X.-R., Nyima, T. & Lin, X.-.L. (2026) A peculiar new species of Tanytarsus van der Wulp (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Oriental China. Zootaxa, 5787 (1), 184–194. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5787.1.10