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A new species of the genus Mesosmittia Brundin, 1956 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Neotropics with a cladistic analysis of the genus using quantitative characters

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Donato, Mariano (2011): A new species of the genus Mesosmittia Brundin, 1956 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Neotropics with a cladistic analysis of the genus using quantitative characters. Zootaxa 2836: 51-61, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206685

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Publication: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2009.00562.x. (DOI)
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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.5686083 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/039587A0FFC0FFD691F6F9D7FADDFECC (URL)
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.206686 (DOI)
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Dataset: http://table.plazi.org/id/DF43663EFFC6FFD791F6FAE9FB4DFAE0 (URL)
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Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.206689 (DOI)
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