Cytotaxonomy of the Simuliidae (Diptera): a systematic and bibliographic conspectus

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An annotated compilation of all chromosomal works (cytoconspectus) on the Simuliidae is presented, covering 577 species including 541 formally named species-24.8% of the world's extant nominal species-and 36 formally unnamed species. The first published record of polytene chromosomes in a simuliid appeared in 1919, followed by an imposing body of chromosomal research, most notably since 1956. The bibliography...

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