Records of Belgica antarctica Jacobs, 1900 (Diptera: Chironomidae) obtained during Ukrainian Antarctic Expeditions

Yurii Protsenko; Pavlo Kovalenko; Vladlen Trokhymets; Ivan Parnikoza; Oleksandr Salganskiy; Artem Dzhulai; Ihor Dykyy; Mykhailo Nabokin; Volodymyr Gorobchyshyn; Irina Kozeretska; Peter Convey

doi:10.15468/95k49f

Records of Belgica antarctica Jacobs, 1900 (Diptera: Chironomidae) obtained during Ukrainian Antarctic Expeditions

Citation

Protsenko Y, Kovalenko P, Trokhymets V, Parnikoza I, Salganskiy O, Dzhulai A, Dykyy I, Nabokin M, Gorobchyshyn V, Kozeretska I, Convey P (2022). Records of Belgica antarctica Jacobs, 1900 (Diptera: Chironomidae) obtained during Ukrainian Antarctic Expeditions. Version 1.6. National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/95k49f accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-14.

Description

In this study, we present distributional data for Belgica antarctica (Diptera, Chironomidae), the only endemic insect species occurring naturally throughout the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula and its offshore islands, and in the South Shetland Islands. The data were obtained through the collection of biological samples between 2007 and 2021, during the XII, XIV, XVI, XXIV and XXV Ukrainian Antarctic Expeditions. We present records from 26 specific locations on the western Antarctic Peninsula and 212 specific locations on 55 islands between 66°08′38.4′′ S, 65°43′37.1′′ W (Cape Evensen, Stresher Peninsula, close to Marie Island, west coast of Graham Land) and 62°11′44.7′′ S, 58°57′40.6′′ W (King George Island, South Shetland Islands).

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Samples were collected by the authors primarily from locations in the Wilhelm Archipelago and Kyiv Peninsula regions of the western Antarctic Peninsula. Additional samples were collected from sites in Graham Land, Arctowski Peninsula, Pefaur Peninsula, Palmer Archipelago and South Shetland Islands.

Sampling

Samples were obtained using a Berlese-Tullgren extractor or by direct capture of individuals in the field. Samples were immediately preserved in 96% or 70% ethanol, or 3:1 ethanol-acetic acid, or ethanol-glycerin fixatives, then part of them was deep-frozen (–20 °C). Then transported to Ukraine for analysis.

Method steps

Specimens were obtained using a Berlese-Tullgren extractor or by direct capture of individuals in the field.
Specimens were immediately preserved in 96% or 70% ethanol, or 3:1 ethanol-acetic acid, or ethanol-glycerin solution, then part of them was deep-frozen (–20 °C)
Identification of specimens in Department of population dynamics (Institute for evolutionary ecology NAS Ukraine, Kyiv)

Taxonomic Coverages

Animalia
rank: kingdom
Arthropoda
rank: phylum
Insecta
rank: class
Diptera
rank: order
Chironomidae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

The dataset results from sampling in the area between 66°08′38.4′′ S, 65°43′37.1′′ W (Cape Evensen, Stresher Peninsula, close to Marie Island, west coast of Graham Land) and 62°11′44.7′′ S, 58°57′40.6′′ W (King George Island, South Shetland Islands).

Bibliographic Citations

Kovalenko, P., Trokhymets, V., Parnikoza, I., Protsenko, Yu., Salganskiy, O., Dzhulai, A., Dykyy, I., Nabokin, M., Kozeretska, I., & Gorobchyshyn, V. 2021. Current status of Belgica antarctica Jacobs, 1900 (Diptera: Chironomidae) distribution by the data of Ukrainian Antarctic Expeditions. Ukrainian Antarctic Journal, 2, P. 76—93. - https://doi.org/10.33275/1727-7485.2.2021.679

Contacts

Yurii Protsenko
originator
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Kyiv
01601
UA
email: [email protected]
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9038-1182

Pavlo Kovalenko
originator
position: Researcher
State Institution Institute for Evolutionary Ecology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Kyiv
03143
UA
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9533-3080

Vladlen Trokhymets
originator
position: D. Sc.
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Kyiv
01601
UA
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6367-1897

Ivan Parnikoza
originator
position: D. Sc.
State Institution National Antarctic Scientific Center | Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics | National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Kyiv
UA
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0490-8134

Oleksandr Salganskiy
originator
position: Researcher
National University of Life and Environmental Scienсes of Ukraine
Kyiv
03141
UA
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7063-1807

Artem Dzhulai
originator
position: Researcher
State Institution National Antarctic Scientific Center
Kyiv
UA
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9756-8799

Ihor Dykyy
originator
position: Dr.
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Lviv
79000
UA
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3625-8567

Mykhailo Nabokin
originator
position: Researcher
Ukrainian Scientific Center of Ecology of the Sea, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine
Odesa
65009
UA
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6542-083X

Volodymyr Gorobchyshyn
originator
position: Dr.
State Institution Institute for Evolutionary Ecology | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Kyiv
03143
UA
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-5110

Irina Kozeretska
originator
position: D. Sc.
State Institution National Antarctic Scientific Center, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Kyiv
01601
UA
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6485-1408

Peter Convey
originator
position: Researcher
British Antarctic Survey | University of Johannesburg | Millennium Institute Biodiversity of Antarctic and Subantarctic Ecosystems (BASE) | Cape Horn International Center (CHIC)
Cambridge | Johannesburg | Santiago | Puerto Williams
GB
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8497-9903

Yurii Protsenko
metadata author
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Kyiv
01601
UA
email: [email protected]
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9038-1182

Pavlo Kovalenko
metadata author
position: Researcher
State Institution Institute for Evolutionary Ecology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Kyiv
03143
UA
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9533-3080

Volodymyr Gorobchyshyn
metadata author
position: Dr.
State Institution Institute for Evolutionary Ecology | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Kyiv
03143
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-5110

Irina Kozeretska
metadata author
position: D. Sc.
State Institution National Antarctic Scientific Center, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Kyiv
01601
UA
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6485-1408

Oleh Prylutskyi
custodian steward
position: associate professor
V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Kharkiv
UA
email: [email protected]
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5730-517X

Yurii Protsenko
administrative point of contact
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Kyiv
01601
UA
email: [email protected]
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9038-1182