Generally regarded as such, supposed, or reputed to be.
Usage example: 'Further analysis of the integument of this putative second instar (Fig. 3b) indicated that...'. Here the integument was generally believed to be of a second instar larva but may not have been. When a species is ' putatively identified' it means that identification is not certain and should be considered preliminary.
Appreciate it, Tony Irwin! I got the hint to use the key next to Langton and Pinder key for females of Chironomidae. So no specific queries, except the keys...
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Anyone has "Chironomidae of the Holarctic region. Keys and diagnoses. Part 3. Adult Males Entomologica Scandinavica Supplement 34"?
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Does someone has a scan of Nartshuk E.P. 2003. Key to families of Diptera (Insecta) of the fauna of Russian and adjacent countries. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute Vol. 294: 1-252 for me?