Allocladius midge
You are buying the right to name a newly described midge of the genus Allocladius, from the Gough, Nightingale and Tristan da Cunha islands of the South Atlantic Ocean.
Midges comprise many kinds of very small two-winged flies, including the chironomidae (informally known as chironomids or non-biting midges). Many species superficially resemble mosquitoes but they lack the wing scales and elongate mouthparts. Males are easily recognized by their plumose antennae. Adults are sometimes known as “lake flies” in parts of Canada, as “sand flies,” “muckleheads,” or “muffleheads,” in various regions of the USA Great Lakes area, and as “blind mosquitoes” in Florida.


