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Integrative approach of morphology and geometric morphometrics to species delimiation in Torrenticolidae (Acari: Hydrachnidiae)

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  • 1. Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of the Mountainous Region, Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pest in Guiyang, Ministry of Agriculture, P.R. China, Guiyang 550025, P.R. China.
  • 2. Chongqing Pengshui Senior High School, Chongqing 409600, P.R. China.

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Gu, Xinyao, Xiao, Haichuan, Jin, Daochao, Guo, Jianjun (2022): Integrative approach of morphology and geometric morphometrics to species delimiation in Torrenticolidae (Acari: Hydrachnidiae). Zoological Systematics 47 (2): 117-131, DOI: 10.11865/zs.2022203, URL: http://zoobank.org/95bc1f6b-ea40-4831-8db1-4b4ee6e917d5

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