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Checklist for Family Dixidae Schiner, 1868 (Dixid Midges)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
166
7224
70796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
43
1561
22160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
8
515
7270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
4
66
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, Meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
5
110
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
5 Genera with 110 Species
Dixa Meigen, 192454SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 194550SpeciesTaxom
Meringodixa Williston, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Mesodixa Belkin, Hein..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Nothodixa Edwards, 19304SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
110 Species
Dixa (Coquillettidia) dyari Walker, 1849
Dixa adleri Peters, 1987
Dixa aliciae Johnannsen, 1924
Dixa appalachiensis Moulton, 2016
Dixa arge Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixa atra (Lane, 1942)⇒ Dixella atra Lane, 1942
Dixa blax Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixa brevis Cresson, 1919
Dixa californica Bigot, 1892Horse purslane
Dixa clavata (Williston, 1893)⇒ Dixella clavata Loew, 1869
Dixa distincta Osten Sacken, 1877
Dixa dorsalis Macquart, 1834
Dixa elkmontensis Moulton, 2017
Dixa falcata Moulton, 2018
Dixa fluvica Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Dixa fraterna Williston, 1893
Dixa fujianensis Yang, 2003
Dixa fusca Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Dixa hegemonica Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixa indiana Dyar, 1925
Dixa inextricata Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixa johannseni Garrett, 1924
Dixa lirio (Dyar & Shannon, 1924)⇒ Dixella lirio Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixa lobata Wiedemann, 1830
Dixa lobatus Garrett, 1924
Dixa longistyla Takahashi, 1958Midge
Dixa melanderi Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Dixa modesta Johannsen, 1903Royal dewflower
Dixa mystica (Dyar & Shannon, 1924)⇒ Dixa fusca Loew, 1863
Dixa naevia Osten Sacken, 1886Agrimony
Dixa neoaliciae Garrett, 1924
Dixa neohegemonica Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Dixa nocheles (Dyar & Shannon, 1924)⇒ Dixella nova Walker, 1848
Dixa notata Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Dixa nova Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Dixa pseudindiana Peters, 1981Halifax blackberry
Dixa pullogruma Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Dixa recens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Dixa repanda Williston, 1901Philadelphia blackberry
Dixa rhathyme Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixa rudis Coquillett, 1892
Dixa serrata Garrett, 1924
Dixa shannoni (Lane, 1942)⇒ Dixella shannoni Lane, 1942
Dixa similis Johannsen, 1923Horse purslane
Dixa somnolenta (Dyar & Shannon, 1924)⇒ Dixella cornuta Johannsen, 1923
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixa terna Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Dixa thones (Dyar & Shannon, 1924)⇒ Dixella californica Johannsen, 1923
Dixa ubiquita Moulton, 2017
Dixa universitatis Cockerell, 1926
Dixa venosa Coquillett, 1892Juniper globemallow
Dixa vockerothi Moulton, 2017
Dixa xavia Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixella alexanderi Peters, 1970
Dixella aliciae Johannsen, 1924
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella andeana Lane, 1942
Dixella argentina Alexander, 1920
Dixella atra Lane, 1942
Dixella aurora Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Dixella californica Johannsen, 1923Horse purslane
Dixella chapadensis Lane, 1939
Dixella clavata Loew, 1869
Dixella clavulus Williston, 1896
Dixella cornuta Johannsen, 1923Horse purslane
Dixella cumbrica Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Dixella curvistyla Greenwalt & ..., 2016
Dixella deltoura Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Dixella dorsalis Garrett, 1924
Dixella dyari Garrett, 1924
Dixella eomarginata Greenwalt & ..., 2016
Dixella fernandezae Chaverri & B..., 2007
Dixella hansoni Chaverri & B..., 2007
Dixella hernandezi Chaverri & B..., 2007
Dixella horrmani Lane, 1942
Dixella indiana Dyar, 1925
Dixella intacta Greenwalt & ..., 2016
Dixella jironi Chaverri & B..., 2007
Dixella limai Santos, 1940
Dixella lirio Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixella lobata Chaverri & B..., 2007
Dixella maculata Chaverri & B..., 2007
Dixella marginata Loew, 1863
Dixella monticola Nielsen, 1937
Dixella naevia Peus, 1934
Dixella neoaliciae Garrett, 1924
Dixella nixiae Peters, 1980
Dixella nova Walker, 1848Red milkweed
Dixella paulistana Loew, 1869
Dixella peruviana Edwards, 1931
Dixella scitula
Dixella serrata Garrett, 1924
Dixella shannoni Lane, 1942
Dixella spinilobata Greenwalt & ..., 2016
Dixella suzukii Chaverri & B..., 2007
Dixella techana Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Dixella torrentia Lane, 1939
Dixella trinitensis Lane, 1943
Dixella universitatis Cockerell, 1926
Dixella venezuelensis Lane, 1942
Dixella vespertina Peters, 1966Philadelphia blackberry
Dixella woodi Chaverri & B..., 2007
Dixella wygodzinskyi Lane, 1945
Meringodixa chalonensis Nowell, 1951Alpine saxifrage
Mesodixa biambulacra Osten Sacken, 1887
Nothodixa atrovittata Edwards, 1930
Nothodixa chilensis Alexander, 1913
Nothodixa ensifera Edwards, 1930
Nothodixa nitida Edwards, 1930


Links, sources and further information
Dixidae at artfakta.se
Dixidae at dyntaxa.se
Dixidae at gbif.org
Dixidae at irmng.org
Dixidae at itis.gov