Belgica (midge)

For other uses, see Belgica (disambiguation).
Belgica
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

2 recognized species, see article.

Synonyms

Protobelgica Séguy, 1965

Belgica is a flightless midge genus in the family Chironomidae containing the two species: Belgica albipes and Belgica antarctica.[1]

References

Wikispecies has information related to: Belgica
  1. 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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