Yukon
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Amara browni
Amara browni is a ground beetle species in the family Carabidae, described by Lindroth in 1968. It belongs to the large genus Amara, which contains numerous species of small to medium-sized carabid beetles distributed primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. The species is known from Canada, with records from the Yukon Territory and Northern Territory.
Bruneria yukonensis
Yukon slant-faced grasshopper, Yukon Grasshopper
Bruneria yukonensis is a species of slant-faced grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is endemic to Yukon, Canada. As a member of the genus Bruneria, it belongs to a group of grasshoppers characterized by their slanted facial profile. The species was described by Vickery in 1969. Very little specific biological information has been published for this species.
Chlorita nearctica
Chlorita nearctica is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae, described by Hamilton in 1998. The genus Chlorita belongs to a group of leafhoppers characterized by distinctive morphological features. Distribution records indicate presence in Yukon, Canada. As with many leafhoppers, specific ecological details remain poorly documented in accessible literature.
Connatichela artemisiae
Connatichela artemisiae is a monotypic weevil species endemic to the Yukon Territory, Canada, and the sole member of its genus. The species was described in 1984 and represents a distinctive lineage within the subfamily Entiminae, characterized by unique tarsal claw morphology. Fossil evidence indicates a broader Pleistocene distribution across Beringia, with modern restriction to the Yukon likely reflecting post-glacial habitat loss. Adults have been documented in association with small Artemisia species.
Corticaria dentiventris
Corticaria dentiventris is a minute beetle in the family Latridiidae (plaster beetles), described by Poppius in 1903. The species is known from high-latitude regions of the Holarctic, with confirmed records from Yukon Territory, Canada and Alaska, USA. Like other members of Latridiidae, it likely inhabits moist, decaying organic matter. Very few observations exist in public databases.
Lasiopogon yukonensis
Lasiopogon yukonensis is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae, described from the Yukon Territory in 1938. The genus Lasiopogon comprises small to medium-sized predatory flies characterized by a distinctive beard of long facial setae. This species is part of a genus primarily distributed across northern and montane regions of North America.
Limotettix scudderi
Limotettix scudderi is a leafhopper species described by Hamilton in 1994, originally placed in the subgenus Scleroracus of the genus Limotettix. The species is part of an evolutionary radiation of Limotettix in peatland habitats, representing a lineage that adapted from ancestral wetland plants to colonize drier environments. It is currently recognized as a synonym of Scleroracus scudderi. Distribution records indicate occurrence in Yukon Territory.
Neossos tombstonensis
Neossos tombstonensis is a recently described species of small acalyptrate fly in the family Heleomyzidae, endemic to the Yukon Territory, Canada. It is the fourth described Nearctic species of the rarely collected genus Neossos. The species is extremely small (1.9–2.1 mm) and was described from only two specimens collected by sweeping vegetation in subarctic habitats. Despite the collection method, the species is hypothesized to be an obligate associate of bird nests based on consistent habits documented across other members of the genus.
Pieris angelika
Arctic White
Pieris angelika, commonly known as the Arctic White, is a cold-adapted butterfly in the family Pieridae. It occurs in subarctic and boreal regions of northwestern North America. The species was described by Eitschberger in 1984, though its taxonomic status may be subject to revision due to potential earlier descriptions. It is one of the few Pieris species specialized for high-latitude environments.