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The hitherto unknown female of Pseudostenhelia secunda Wells, 1971 collected from Lake Kolleru, India, is described and illustrated. It can be readily diagnosed inter alia by the abdominal ornamentation, and by the setation of legs 2–4. The original description of the male of this species is supplemented. Further, keys are furnished for identifying both sexes of the three known species of the genus Pseudostenhelia Wells.
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Reddy, Y.R. The undescribed female of Pseudostenhelia secunda Wells, 1971 (Copepoda Harpacticoida) and keys to the genus. Hydrobiologia 114, 149–156 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00018111
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