Belgica (midge)
For other uses, see Belgica (disambiguation).
| Belgica | |
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| Belgica antarctica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Genus: | Belgica Jacobs, 1900 |
| Type species | |
| Belgica antarctica Jacobs, 1900 | |
| Species | |
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2 recognized species, see article. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Protobelgica Séguy, 1965 | |
Belgica is a flightless midge genus in the family Chironomidae containing the two species: Belgica albipes and Belgica antarctica.[1]
References
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- ↑ Giuliana Allegrucci, Gianmaria Carchini, Valentina Todisco, Peter Convey & Valerio Sbordoni (2006). "A molecular phylogeny of Antarctic Chironomidae and its implications for biogeographical history". Polar Biology 29 (4): 320–326. doi:10.1007/s00300-005-0056-7.
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