First record of Trichoceridae (Diptera) in the maritime Antarctic

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Volonterio, Odile, Ponce de León, Rodrigo, Convey, Peter, Krzemińska, Ewa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2013
• Subjects: Antarctic; Austral; King George Island; Artigas; Artigas Base; Antarc*; Antártica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/502986/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/502986/1/First%20record%20of%20Trichoceridae%20-%20Convey%20-%20Accepted%20MS.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-013-1334-4

During the austral summer of 2006–07, abundant Diptera were found in the sewage system of the Base Científica Antártica Artigas on King George Island. These are here identified as Trichocera (Saltrichocera) maculipennis (Diptera: Trichoceridae), a Holarctic species widely distributed in the Northern...