| Belgica | |
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| Belgica antarctica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily: | Orthocladiinae |
| Genus: | Belgica Jacobs, 1900[1] |
| Type species | |
| Belgica antarctica | |
| Species | |
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2 recognized species, see article (which article?). | |
| Synonyms | |
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
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
Jacobs, 1900was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Seguy, 1965was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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.