''Belgica'' is a flightless

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 ...

genus in the family

Chironomidae The Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids, nonbiting midges, or lake flies) comprise a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. Many species ...

. It contains the following two species: * ''

Belgica albipes ''Belgica albipes'' is a species of non-flying lake fly first described by Eugène Séguy in 1965. ''Belgica albipes'' is part of the genus ''Belgica'' and the family Chironomidae.''Systema Dipterorum''. Pape T. & Thompson F.C. (eds), 2011-01-06 ...

'' , found in the Crozet Islands (''Îles Crozet'') in the southern Indian Ocean * ''

Belgica antarctica ''Belgica antarctica'', the Antarctic midge, is a species of flightless midge, endemic to the continent of Antarctica. At long, it is the largest purely terrestrial animal native to the continent. It also has the smallest known insect genome as ...

'' , found in the maritime Antarctic

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