Abstract
Five species of the genus Bryophaenocladius Thienemann described by Brundin (1947), B. aestivus, B. flexidens, B. inconstans, B. propinquus and B. scanicus, are redescribed. Lectotypes of B. aestivus and B. flexidens are designated.References
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