Published May 28, 2021 | Version v1
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New or little-known Boreoheptagyia (Diptera, Chironomidae) in China inferred from morphology and DNA barcodes

  • 1. Nankai University, Tianjin, China
  • 2. Center of Animal husbandry and Fisheries, Bijiang Agriculture and Rural affairs Bureau, Guizhou, China
  • 3. Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China

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The male adult of Boreoheptagyia zhengi Lin & Liu, sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on material collected in China. Associated morphological characteristics and reference to its DNA barcode are provided. Boreoheptagyia kurobebrevis (Sasa & Okazawa, 1992) is newly recorded from China based on both a male and female, with additional associated data on the DNA barcode of the male adult. A neighbor-joining tree based on available Boreoheptagyia DNA barcodes and a key to the adults of Boreoheptagyia from China are given.

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