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Bryophaenocladius chrissichuckorum

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Bryophaenocladius chrissichuckorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Genus: Bryophaenocladius
Species:
B. chrissichuckorum
Binomial name
Bryophaenocladius chrissichuckorum
J.H Epler, 2012

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

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  1. ^ "Bryophaenocladius chrissichuckorum (Spooner's Flightless Midge)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ 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.