Biology:Belgica (midge)
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| Belgica antarctica | |
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| Genus: | Belgica Jacobs, 1900[1]
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| Belgica antarctica Jacobs, 1900[1]
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2 recognized species, see article. | |
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Protobelgica Séguy, 1965[2] | |
Belgica is a flightless midge genus in the family Chironomidae. It contains the following two species:[3]
- Belgica albipes (Séguy, 1965),[2] found in the Crozet Islands (Îles Crozet) in the southern Indian Ocean
- Belgica antarctica Jacobs, 1900,[1] found in the maritime Antarctic
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jacobs, [J.-Ch.] (1900). "Diagnoses d'insectes recueillis par l'expédition antarctique Belge: Diptères". Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique 44: 106–107. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35620473.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Séguy, E. (1965). "Deux nouveaux Tendipédides des Îles Crozet (Insectes Diptères Nématocères)". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 2e Série 37 (2): 287–288. http://bibliotheques.mnhn.fr/EXPLOITATION/infodoc/digitalCollections/viewerpopup.aspx?seid=BMNHN_S002_1965_T037_N002.
- ↑ 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.
Further reading
- Allegrucci, Giuliana; Carchini, Gianmaria; Convey, Peter; Sbordoni, Valerio (2012). "Evolutionary geographic relationships among orthocladine chironomid midges from maritime Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 106 (2): 258–274. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01864.x.
Wikidata ☰ Q2894348 entry
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