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Chaoborus flavicans Meigen (Diptera, Chaoboridae) is a complex of lake and pond dwelling species: a revision

  • 1. Regional Museum of Lapland, Pohjoisranta 4, 96200 Rovaniemi, Finland & Arctic centre, University of Lapland, P.O. Box 122, 96101, Rovaniemi, Finland
  • 2. Forssa Museum of Natural History, Wahreninkatu 4, 30100 Forssa, Finland
  • 3. Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA

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Salmela, Jukka, Härmä, Oskari, Taylor, Derek J. (2021): Chaoborus flavicans Meigen (Diptera, Chaoboridae) is a complex of lake and pond dwelling species: a revision. Zootaxa 4927 (2): 151-196, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.2.1

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