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Chromosomal evidence for a new cryptic species of black fly in the Simulium praelargum complex (Diptera: Simuliidae) from West Bengal, India

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Thapa, Sachin, Adler, Peter H., Chhetri, Shailika, Varma, Rakesh, Henry, Willie (2017): Chromosomal evidence for a new cryptic species of black fly in the Simulium praelargum complex (Diptera: Simuliidae) from West Bengal, India. Zootaxa 4244 (1): 137-144, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.1.8

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