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Issue: Vol. 5849 No. 3: 14 Jul. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-07-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5849.3.11
Page range: 429-443
Abstract views: 349
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Taxonomic notes on Djalmabatista (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Oriental China, with the description of a new species

Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment; College of Fisheries and Life Science; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai 201306; China; Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution; College of Fisheries and Life Science; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai 201306; China
Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment; College of Fisheries and Life Science; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai 201306; China; Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution; College of Fisheries and Life Science; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai 201306; China
China National Environmental Monitoring Centre; Beijing 100012; China
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA); Embrapa Meio-Norte (CPAMN); Av. Duque de Caxias 5650; Teresina; PI; 64008-780; Brazil
Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment; College of Fisheries and Life Science; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai 201306; China; Shanghai Universities Key Laboratory of Marine Animal Taxonomy and Evolution; College of Fisheries and Life Science; Shanghai Ocean University; Shanghai 201306; China
Diptera Djalmabatista Chironomidae new species DNA barcoding

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How to Cite

Zhang, Y.-N., Zhao, Y., Sun, B.-J., Silva, F.L.D. & Lin, X.-L. (2026) Taxonomic notes on Djalmabatista (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Oriental China, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa, 5849 (3), 429–443. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5849.3.11