New descriptions of the larval and pupal stages of Orthocladius nitidoscutellatus and Psectrocladius nevalis from Xizang, China (Diptera, Chironomidae)
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Liu W (2024). New descriptions of the larval and pupal stages of Orthocladius nitidoscutellatus and Psectrocladius nevalis from Xizang, China (Diptera, Chironomidae). Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.12.e121952 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-15.Description
Tibetan Plateau is one of the most typical areas of biodiversity in the world because of its unique environmental and regional units, which breed unique biological communities and concentrate on many unique and rare wild animals and plants. Research on Chironomidae in the Tibetan Plateau is relatively weak. At present, the identification of Chironomidae species mainly depends on male adults, while identification of larvae and pupae is relatively difficult and there is less research on them.During the investigations of insect diversity in the Tibetan Plateau, larval and pupal stages of Orthocladius nitidoscutellatus Lundström, 1915 and Psectrocladius nevalis Akhrorov, 1977 were described and illustrated. Matching and identification of larval and pupal stages were based on DNA barcodes. Neighbour-joining trees were reconstructed, based on known Orthocladius and Psectrocladius COI DNA barcodes, respectively.Taxonomic Coverages
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Wenbin Liuoriginator
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University
Tianjin
CN
email: skylwb@tjnu.edu.cn
Wenbin Liu
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Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University
Tianjin
CN
email: skylwb@tjnu.edu.cn
Wenbin Liu
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Tianjin Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Animal Diversity, Tianjin Normal University
Tianjin
CN
email: skylwb@tjnu.edu.cn