Bryophaenocladius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Chironomidae |
Subfamily: | Orthocladiinae |
Genus: | Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934 |
Bryophaenocladius is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae).
Orthocladiinae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae). For lack of a better common name, they are simply referred to as orthoclads.
2015 in paleoentomology is a list of new fossil insect taxa that were described during the year 2015, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleoentomology that were scheduled to occur during the year.
Bryophaenocladius chrissichuckorum, Spooner's flightless midge, is a species of Chironomid endemic to the state of Georgia. Discovered in the late 1990s and described in 2012, this species is only known from specific granite outcrops in the Georgia Piedmont.