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Checklist for Family Dixidae Schiner, 1868 (Dixid Midges)
and region Connecticut (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
3085
6236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
3081
6231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
3012
6063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
2496
4991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
368
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
92
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
28
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, Meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Connecticut
1 Genera with 3 Species
Dixa Meigen, 18633SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Connecticut
3 Species
Dixa fusca Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Dixa modesta Johannsen, 1903Royal dewflower
Dixa notata Loew, 1863Copper mallow


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