| Parachaetocladius akanoctavus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Genus: | Parachaetocladius |
| Species: | P. akanoctavus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parachaetocladius akanoctavus | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Limnophyes kuramasingularis | |
Parachaetocladius akanoctavus is a species of non-biting midge in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae). [2] It was first described in 1987 by the Japanese entomologists Manabu Sasa and Yoshitaka Kamimura. [2] A later description of the species was given in 2020 by Namayandeh et al [1] and further redescription of the adult male together with a first description of the pupa and fourth instar larva in 2021 by Russian entomologists, Makarchenko and Yavorskaya. [3]
It is found in Japan, [1] [4] and possibly [1] on the Korean Peninsula, [5] [4] and in the Russian Far East. [3] [4]
