DNA sequences and austral taxa indicate generic synonymy of Paratrichocladius Santos-Abreu with Cricotopus Wulp (Diptera: Chironomidae).

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Validity of the taxon

Valid

Subnomes

Paratrichocladius rufiventris (Meigen, 1830)
P02639 - Craston, P., Krosch, M. N.