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

By

Baranov, Viktor
Lin, Xiaolong
Hübner, Jeremy
Chimeno, Caroline

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-4-29

Original Publication

African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research

Volume

65

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

15--36

Subjects

Biodiversity , DNA barcoding , first records , first records , integrative taxonomy , new species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Council of the Natal Museum 2001-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.65.111920

 

Abstract

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 namibiaesp. nov. (Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) and 17 new country records for Namibia.