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

2024; Pensoft Publishers; Volume: 65; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3897/afrinvertebr.65.111920

2305-2562

Viktor Baranov, Xiao‐Long Lin, Jeremy Hübner, Caroline Chimeno,

Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

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.