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Aquatic insects of the Neman River and its tributaries

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The aquatic insects of the Neman River and its tributaries were studied. 178 species belonging to 9 orders were found: Collembola—2 species, Ephemeroptera—33, Odonata—16, Plecoptera—10, Heteroptera—20, Coleoptera—39, Megaloptera—2, Trichoptera—54, and Lepidoptera—2 species. Two species of aquatic insects new for the Belarusian fauna were found, Pomatinus substriatus (Ph. Müller, 1806) (Coleoptera) and Brachycercus europaeus Kluge, 1991 (Ephemeroptera).

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Moroz, M.D., Lipinskaya, T.P. Aquatic insects of the Neman River and its tributaries. Entmol. Rev. 97, 30–43 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873817010055

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