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The characters of the genitalia of the females of Glyptotendipes glaucus (Meigen, 1818), Glyptotendipes pallens (Meigen, 1804), Glyptotendipes paripes (Edwards, 1929), Glyptotendipes gripekoveni (Kieffer, 1913), Glyptotendipes aequalis (Kieffer, 1922), Glyptotendipes barbipes (Staeger, 1839) and Glyptotendipes salinus Michailova, 1987 are described. A key for the identification of these species is given.
The taxonomic status of Glyptotendipes aequalis is discussed.
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Contreras-Lichtenberg, R. Contribution to the knowledge of female west palaearctic Glyptotendipes Kieff. (Diptera, Nematocera, Chironomidae). Hydrobiologia 318, 17–23 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00014128
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