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Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment Volume 44, 2009 - Issue 3
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Original Article

A review of Diplosmittia Sæther, with the description of four new Neotropical species (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Luiz C. Pinho Departamento de Biologia-FFCLRP, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
,
Humberto F. Mendes Department of Natural History, Bergen Museum, University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
&
Trond Andersen Department of Natural History, Bergen Museum, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Pages 163-182 | Received 13 May 2008, Accepted 16 Jul 2009, Published online: 25 Sep 2009

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