Chironomid midges from early Eocene amber of France (Diptera: Chironomidae) Author Published, First text Zootaxa 2007 2007-02-05 1404 1 66 journal article 1175­5334 Genus Ploegia n. gen. Type species: Ploegia occulata n. sp. Etymology: We name this genus after our friend Gaël De Ploëg who discovered the Oise amber. Diagnosis: Male antenna distinctly hairy, eye without dorsomedial extension, mid and hind legs without pseudospur on tarsomere 1; wing membrane bare; scutum with median longitudinal groove; dorsocentrals uniserial; gonostylus simple, narrow and elongate, with strong apical megasetae; anal point narrow and short.