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Stictochironomus han

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Suborder
  
Nematocera

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Diptera

Infraorder
  
Culicomorpha

Stictochironomus han is a species of fly belonging to the family Chironomidae (non-biting midges). This is a relatively large, dark brown species, distinguished from related species by the wing being distinctively marked with several dark patches and by details of the genitalia. The specific name refers to the Han River, in Korea, where the species was discovered.

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Stictochironomus han Wikipedia