A dipteran from south of the Antarctic Circle: Belgica antarctica (Chironomidae) with a description of its larva

Belgica antarctica Jacobs is recorded for the first time from two localities south of the Antarctic circle: Orford Cliff (66°55'S) on the Continental mainland and the Refuge Islands (68°21'S). The larva is described, and measurements of head capsule lengths indicate four instars. The larva...

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Published in:Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Main Authors: Usher, Michael B., Edwards, Marion
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Linnean Society 1984
Subjects:
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Refuge Islands
Orford
Orford Cliff
Antarc*
Antarctica
antarcticus
Belgica antarctica
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523784/
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1984.tb00803.x
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spelling ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:523784 2023-05-15T13:41:43+02:00 A dipteran from south of the Antarctic Circle: Belgica antarctica (Chironomidae) with a description of its larva Usher, Michael B. Edwards, Marion 1984 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523784/ https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1984.tb00803.x unknown Linnean Society Usher, Michael B.; Edwards, Marion. 1984 A dipteran from south of the Antarctic Circle: Belgica antarctica (Chironomidae) with a description of its larva. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 23 (1). 19-31. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1984.tb00803.x <https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1984.tb00803.x> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1984 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1984.tb00803.x 2023-02-04T19:48:32Z Belgica antarctica Jacobs is recorded for the first time from two localities south of the Antarctic circle: Orford Cliff (66°55'S) on the Continental mainland and the Refuge Islands (68°21'S). The larva is described, and measurements of head capsule lengths indicate four instars. The larvae south of the Antarctic circle appear to be slightly smaller than those from within the main distributional range. Belgica antarctica is certainly the earth's southernmost free‐living holometabolous insect, but the flea Glaciopsyllus antarcticus has been recorded 14 minutes of latitude farther south than the southernmost records of B. antarctica. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica antarcticus Belgica antarctica Refuge Islands Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Refuge Islands ENVELOPE(-67.166,-67.166,-68.350,-68.350) Orford ENVELOPE(-66.500,-66.500,-66.917,-66.917) Orford Cliff ENVELOPE(-66.485,-66.485,-66.914,-66.914) Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 23 1 19 31
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description Belgica antarctica Jacobs is recorded for the first time from two localities south of the Antarctic circle: Orford Cliff (66°55'S) on the Continental mainland and the Refuge Islands (68°21'S). The larva is described, and measurements of head capsule lengths indicate four instars. The larvae south of the Antarctic circle appear to be slightly smaller than those from within the main distributional range. Belgica antarctica is certainly the earth's southernmost free‐living holometabolous insect, but the flea Glaciopsyllus antarcticus has been recorded 14 minutes of latitude farther south than the southernmost records of B. antarctica.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Usher, Michael B.
Edwards, Marion
spellingShingle Usher, Michael B.
Edwards, Marion
A dipteran from south of the Antarctic Circle: Belgica antarctica (Chironomidae) with a description of its larva
author_facet Usher, Michael B.
Edwards, Marion
author_sort Usher, Michael B.
title A dipteran from south of the Antarctic Circle: Belgica antarctica (Chironomidae) with a description of its larva
title_short A dipteran from south of the Antarctic Circle: Belgica antarctica (Chironomidae) with a description of its larva
title_full A dipteran from south of the Antarctic Circle: Belgica antarctica (Chironomidae) with a description of its larva
title_fullStr A dipteran from south of the Antarctic Circle: Belgica antarctica (Chironomidae) with a description of its larva
title_full_unstemmed A dipteran from south of the Antarctic Circle: Belgica antarctica (Chironomidae) with a description of its larva
title_sort dipteran from south of the antarctic circle: belgica antarctica (chironomidae) with a description of its larva
publisher Linnean Society
publishDate 1984
url http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523784/
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1984.tb00803.x
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ENVELOPE(-66.500,-66.500,-66.917,-66.917)
ENVELOPE(-66.485,-66.485,-66.914,-66.914)
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The Antarctic
Refuge Islands
Orford
Orford Cliff
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The Antarctic
Refuge Islands
Orford
Orford Cliff
genre Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctica
antarcticus
Belgica antarctica
Refuge Islands
genre_facet Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctica
antarcticus
Belgica antarctica
Refuge Islands
op_relation Usher, Michael B.; Edwards, Marion. 1984 A dipteran from south of the Antarctic Circle: Belgica antarctica (Chironomidae) with a description of its larva. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 23 (1). 19-31. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1984.tb00803.x <https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1984.tb00803.x>
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