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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
546
8352
22776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
544
8349
22773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
522
8231
22503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
6473
18670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
907
3047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
203
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
75
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
29
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, Meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Panama
2 Genera with 5 Species
Dixa Meigen, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19373SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Panama
5 Species
Dixa atra (Lane, 1942)⇒ Dixella atra Lane, 1942
Dixa lirio (Dyar & Shannon, 1924)⇒ Dixella lirio Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixella atra Lane, 1942
Dixella lirio Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Dixella monticola Nielsen, 1937


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