Bryophaenocladius chrissichuckorum
| Bryophaenocladius chrissichuckorum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Genus: | Bryophaenocladius |
| Species: | B. chrissichuckorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Bryophaenocladius chrissichuckorum J.H Epler, 2012
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Bryophaenocladius chrissichuckorum, or Spooner's flightless midge, is a species of chironomid endemic to the state of Georgia.[1] Discovered in the late 1990s and described in 2012, this species is only known from specific granite outcrops in the Georgia Piedmont.[2]
References
- ^ "Bryophaenocladius chrissichuckorum (Spooner's Flightless Midge)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ EPLER, J. H. (2012-06-22). "A brachypterous Bryophaenocladius (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae) with hypopygium inversum from Heggie's Rock, Georgia, U.S.A.". Zootaxa. 3355 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3355.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334.