Bryophaenocladius mucronatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chironomoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Nematocera Infraordo: Culicomorpha Superfamilia: Chironomoidea

Familia: Chironomidae
Subfamilia: Orthocladiinae
Genus: Bryophaenocladius
Species: Bryophaenocladius mucronatus

Name

• Bryophaenocladius mucronatus Lin, Qi & Wang, 2012: figs. 2-4

Holotype: BDN I4B20, ♂.

Type locality: China, Zhejiang Province: Quzhou City, Kaihua County, Gutian Mountain, 29°14'35"N, 118°06'41"E, 18.iv.2011, Lin XL, sweeping net.

Etymology: The species name is from Latin mucronatus, pointed, referring to the shape of apex of anal point.

References

• Lin, X.; Qi, X.; Wang, X. 2012: Two new species of Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from China. ZooKeys 208: 51–60. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.208.3378 . Reference page.