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Checklist for Family Dixidae Schiner, 1868 (Dixid Midges)
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
704
10060
34018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
10048
34000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
647
9800
33419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
414
8082
29172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
112
1822
7450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
26
593
2675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
209
1169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
22
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, Meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
2
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
2 Genera with 16 Species
Dixa Meigen, 19206SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 181810SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
16 Species
Dixa (Coquillettidia) borealis Martini, 1928
Dixa (Coquillettidia) maculata Meigen, 1818
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella attica Pandazis, 1933
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dixella filicornis Edwards, 1926
Dixella graeca Pandazis, 1937
Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Dixella nigra Stæger, 1840
Dixella obscura Loew, 1849Meniscus midges
Dixella serotina Meigen, 1818


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