''Beckidia'' is a genus of
Europe
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an and
Africa
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n non-biting
midge
A midge is any small fly, including species in several families of non-mosquito Nematoceran Diptera. Midges are found (seasonally or otherwise) on practically every land area outside permanently arid deserts and the frigid zones. Some mid ...
s in the subfamily
Chironominae
Chironominae is a subfamily of midges in the non-biting midge family (Chironomidae).
Genera
*Tribe Chironomini
**''Axarus'' Roback 1980
**'' Baeotendipes'' Kieffer, 1913
**'' Beckidia'' Sæther 1979
**'' Carbochironomus'' Reiss & Kirschbaum 199 ...
of the bloodworm family
Chironomidae.
Species
*''
B. biraensis''
Zorina, 2006[
]
*''
B. connexa''
Zorina, 2006
*''
B. hirsti''
(Freeman, 1957)[
]
*''
B. tethys''
(Townes, 1945)[
][
]
*''
B. zabolotzkyi''
(Goetghebuer, 1938)[
]
References
Chironomidae
Nematocera genera
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