Commensalism of Eukiefferiella sp. (Diptera: Chironomidae) in Cryphocricos peruvianus (Hemiptera: Naucoridae) registered in Peru
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The phoretic relationship between Eukiefferiella sp. and Cryphocricos peruvianus (De Carlo, 1940) is reported after more than forty years, previously notified by Roback (1977).
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