Tanytarsus reei

Tanytarsus reei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Nematocera
Infraorder: Culicomorpha
Superfamily: Chironomoidea
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Chironominae
Tribe: Tanytarsini
Genus: Tanytarsus
Species: T. reei
Binomial name
Tanytarsus reei
Na & Bae, 2010

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

  1. 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.


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