Belgica is a flightless midge genus in the family Chironomidae. It contains the following two species:[3]

Belgica
Belgica antarctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Subfamily: Orthocladiinae
Genus: Belgica
Jacobs, 1900[1]
Type species
Belgica antarctica
Jacobs, 1900[1]
Species

2 recognized species, see article (which article?).

Synonyms

Protobelgica Séguy, 1965[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jacobs, [J.-Ch.] (1900). "Diagnoses d'insectes recueillis par l'expédition antarctique Belge: Diptères". Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique. 44: 106–107.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ 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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