Beckidia Explained

Beckidia is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.

Species

• B. biraensis Zorina, 2006^[1]
• B. connexa Zorina, 2006^[1]
• B. hirsti (Freeman, 1957)^[2]
• B. tethys (Townes, 1945)^{[3] [1] [4] [5]}
• B. zabolotzkyi (Goetghebuer, 1938)^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Zorina. Oksana V.. 2006. New species and records of Beckidia Sæther (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Russian Far East. Zootaxa. 1151. 47–53. Magnolia Press. New Zealand. 1175-5334. 2009-05-22. 10.11646/zootaxa.1151.1.4.
2. Web site: The genus Beckidia in Namibia . Namibian Biodiversity Database . Namibia . 2020-06-03 .
3. Townes, H. K.. The nearctic species of Tendipedini (Diptera, Tendipedidae (= Chironomidae)). American Midland Naturalist. 1945. 1–206 . 34. 10.2307/2421112 . 2421112 . 1.
4. Web site: ITIS Standard Report Page: Beckidia tethys. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Canada. 2009-05-22.
5. Web site: Fauna Europaea : Taxon Details - genus Beckidia. https://web.archive.org/web/20110526050221/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=283057. dead. May 26, 2011. Fauna Europaea. Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 2009-05-22.
6. Ozkan. Nurcan. 2002. Five New Chironomidae (Diptera) Species for the Turkish Fauna. Turkish Journal Zoology. 26. 183–188. The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. Ankara, Turkey. 1303-6114. 2009-05-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070126101348/http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/issues/zoo-02-26-2/zoo-26-2-6-0002-12.pdf. 2007-01-26.