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Uncovering the hidden diversity of non-biting midges (Diptera, Chironomidae) from central Namibia, using morphology and DNA barcodes

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  • 1. Estación Biológica de Doñana-CSIC/Doñana Biological Station-CSIC, Sevilla, Spain
  • 2. Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
  • 3. Bavarian State Collection of Zoology (SNSB-ZSM), Munich, Germany

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The first study results on the Chironomidae fauna of central Namibia (Khomas, Otjozondjupa and Hardap regions) are presented, based on morphology and DNA-barcoding. The preliminary investigation led to the discovery of a new species Paraphaenocladius namibiae sp. nov. (Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) and 17 new country records for Namibia.

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