Tanytarsus reei
| Tanytarsus reei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Genus: | Tanytarsus |
| Species: | T. reei
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| Binomial name | |
| Tanytarsus reei Na & Bae, 2010
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Tanytarsus reei is a species of fly belonging to the family Chironomidae (non-biting midges). This is a rather small yellowish species with dark brown markings on the thorax, discovered close to Namyangju in South Korea. The specific name honours the Korean entomologist Han Il Ree.[1]
References
- ^ Na, K.B.; Bae, Y.J. (2010). "New Species of Stictochironomus, Tanytarsus and Conchapelopia (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Korea" (PDF). Entomological Research Bulletin. 26: 33–39.