A new species of the genus Parachironomus Lenz, 1921 (Chironomidae, Chironominae) from Buryatia (Russia)

Orel O.V. 1
1 Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terintial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia

Year: 2026, Number: 555, Pages: 21-25

A new species Parachironomus leleji sp. n. is described from Republic of Buryatia. A detailed morphological description, illustrations, and a comparative diagnosis of this species are given.

DOI: 10.25221/fee.555.4

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Keywords: Diptera, Chironomidae, taxonomy, new species, Palaearctic region,

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