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The Taxonomic Identity Of Central And Northern European Simulium (Nevermannia) (Diptera, Simuliidae): Molecular, Morphological, And Ecological Data

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Zinchenko, M. O., Sukhomlin, K. B., Zinchenko, O. P., Tepliuk, V. S. (2026): The Taxonomic Identity Of Central And Northern European Simulium (Nevermannia) (Diptera, Simuliidae): Molecular, Morphological, And Ecological Data. Zoodiversity 60 (2): 179-196, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2026.02.179, URL: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2026.02.179

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