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Chironomus blaylocki sp. n. and C. bifurcatus sp. n., North American species near the base of the decorus-group (Diptera: Chironomidae)

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Wuelker, Wolfgang, Martin, Jon, Kiknadze, Iya I., Sublette, James E., Michiels, Susanne (2009): Chironomus blaylocki sp. n. and C. bifurcatus sp. n., North American species near the base of the decorus-group (Diptera: Chironomidae). Zootaxa 2023: 28-46, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.186122

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