Gressittius antarcticus
| Gressittius antarcticus | |
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| Gressittius antarcticus in Nelson Lakes National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Genus: | Gressittius |
| Species: | G. antarcticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gressittius antarcticus (Hudson, 1892) | |
Gressittius antarcticus is a species of non-biting midge found in New Zealand.[1] It was described by George Hudson in 1892,[2] and the genus was named after J.L. Gressitt.[3] The species is found across New Zealand, including the main islands and the subantarctic islands.[4] On the Campbell Islands, it is found in large numbers in Callitrache-Montia pools.[5]
References
- ↑ "Gressittius antarcticus (Hudson, 1892) - Biota of NZ". Biota of NZ. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ↑ "Marine Species Traits - Gressittius antarcticus (Hudson, 1892)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ↑ Chown, Steven L.; Convey, Peter (11 March 2016). "Antarctic Entomology". Annual Review of Entomology. 61: 119–137. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-010715-023537. ISSN 0066-4170. PMID 26982437.
- ↑ "Gressittius antarcticus (Hudson, 1892)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ↑ Sublette, James E.; Wirth, Willis W. (July 1980). "The Chironomidae and Ceratopogonidae (Diptera) of New Zealand's subantarctic islands". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 7 (3): 299–378. doi:10.1080/03014223.1980.10423791. ISSN 0301-4223.