A new Thalassosmittia Strenzke and Remmert, 1957 out of the sea: T. amazonica n. sp. from the Amazon rainforest, Brazil (Diptera: Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae)
The orthoclad Thalassosmittia amazonica n. sp. is described based on a male collected in a light trap in the Amazon rainforest. The species is easily separated from its congeners as it has a strongly reduced palp with only a single palpomere. Article submitted 12. October 2014, accepted 10. Novemb...
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| Language: | English |
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NTNU University Museum Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2014-12-01
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| Series: | CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/chironomus/article/view/1702 |