Aagaardia
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Aagaardia is a genus of fly in the Chironomidae
family. Aagaardia has been found in Finland
, the mainland of Norway
and Russia
.
Chironomidae
Chironomidae are a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae...
family. Aagaardia has been found in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, the mainland of Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
Species
There are five species described within this genus.- Aagaardia longicalcis (Saether 2000)
- Aagaardia oksanae (Makarchenko & Makarchenko 2005)
- Aagaardia protensa (Saether 2000)
- Aagaardia sivertseni (Aagaard, 1979); also known as Eukiefferiella sivertseni (Aagaard, 1979)
- Aagaardia triangulata (Saether, 2000)
Further reading
- A new species, Aagaardia oksanae sp. n. (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) from Sikhote-Alin' Biosphere Nature Reserve. Evraziatskii Entomologicheskii Zhurnal, 4(3), Sentyabr 2005: 235-236. [Zoological Record Volume 142]
- Aagaardia, a new Holarctic orthoclad genus (Diptera: Chironomidae). Aquatic Insects, 22(3), July 2000: 177-196. [Zoological Record Volume 136]
- New records of chironomids (Diptera, Chironomidae) in the Russian Far East I. subfamily Orthocladiinae.