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Checklist for Family Dixidae Schiner, 1868 (Dixid Midges)
and region East Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
836
13899
51626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
832
13882
51607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
786
13663
51105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
477
10650
43515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
121
1812
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
31
504
3016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
204
1006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
47
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, Meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
3 Genera with 5 Species
Dixa Meigen, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Nothodixa Edwards, 19232SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
5 Species
Dixa ubiquita Moulton, 2017
Dixella humeralis Tonnoir, 1923Meniscus Midge
Dixella nicholsoni Tonnoir, 1923
Nothodixa flavicollis Tonnoir, 1923
Nothodixa geniculata Tonnoir, 1923


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