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References
- ↑ Funk, David Harley; Roberts, Sherman; Graham, Alan (7 February 2018). "Oviposition behavior and host records for the parasitic midge Trichochilus lacteipennis (Johannsen) (Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae)". CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research (31): 37–42. doi:10.5324/cjcr.v0i31.2436.
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