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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Non-biting Midges (Chironomidae) » Orthocladiinae » Bryophaenocladius

Genus Bryophaenocladius

Classification · Explanation of Names · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited
Bryophaenocladius chrissichuckorum - male - female Bryophaenocladius chrissichuckorum - male - female Bryophaenocladius chrissichuckorum - male St. Andrews soil by LA building Riccia SA2275A adult 2023 1 - Bryophaenocladius
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Culicomorpha (Mosquitoes and Midges)
Family Chironomidae (Non-biting Midges)
Subfamily Orthocladiinae
Genus Bryophaenocladius
Explanation of Names
Author: Thienemann, 1934
Remarks
"Larvae are mostly terrestrial but several species are aquatic, inhabiting lake shorelines. Some terrestrial larvae may be pests of greenhouse plants and some crops (lettuce, potatoes and tomatoes)."(1)
"Typical members of Bryophaenocladius have comparatively long and strong, decumbent acrostichals starting in front combined with coarse punctation, but no macrotrichia on the wing, few setae on squama, no or vestigial pulvilli, and a broad anal point with hyaline margin." (Wang et al. 2006)
Print References
Wang, Xinhua, Trond Andersen, and Ole A. Saether. 2006. Neotropical Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934 (Diptera: Chironomidae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 41(1):19-32
Works Cited
1.Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 13 February, 2018 - 8:19am
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 14 February, 2018 - 6:02am

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