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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
994
29345
172480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
990
29308
172389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
930
28885
170923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
567
22062
142256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
141
3330
25532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
33
823
9095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
290
2923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
61
922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, Meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
6
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
6 Genera with 23 Species
Dixa Meigen, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 18879SpeciesTaxom
Dixina Enderlein, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Neodixa Tonnoir, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Nothodixa Edwards, 18486SpeciesTaxom
Paradixa Tonnoir, 19242SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
23 Species
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa longistyla Takahashi, 1958Midge
Dixa otagensis (Alexander, 1922)⇒ Nothodixa otagensis Loew, 1869
Dixa ubiquita Moulton, 2017
Dixella fuscinervis Tonnoir, 1924
Dixella harrisi Say, 1823
Dixella humeralis Tonnoir, 1923Meniscus Midge
Dixella neozelandica Tonnoir, 1924
Dixella nicholsoni Tonnoir, 1923
Dixella solomonis Belkin, 1962
Dixella tasmaniensis Osten Sacken, 1887
Dixella tonnoiri Belkin, 1968
Dixella unipunctata Osten Sacken, 1887
Dixina solomonis Belkin, 1962
Neodixa minuta Tonnoir, 1924
Nothodixa campbelli Alexander, 1922
Nothodixa flavicollis Tonnoir, 1923
Nothodixa geniculata Tonnoir, 1923
Nothodixa otagensis Loew, 1869
Nothodixa philpotti Tonnoir, 1924
Nothodixa septentrionalis Erichson, 1848
Paradixa fuscinervis Tonnoir, 1924
Paradixa neozelandica Tonnoir, 1924


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