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Checklist for Family Dixidae Schiner, 1868 (Dixid Midges)
and region Scandinavia (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
805
15523
74568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
800
15509
74545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
756
15287
74011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
490
12882
67015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
132
3537
26983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
32
1282
12881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
518
5188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
32
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, Meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
6
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
6 Genera with 71 Species
Dixa Meigen, 183844SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 183827SpeciesTaxom
Dixina Enderlein, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdixa Müller, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaeodixa Contini, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Paradixa Tonnoir, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
71 Species
Dixa (Coquillettidia) aestivalis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixa (Coquillettidia) amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixa (Coquillettidia) borealis Martini, 1928
Dixa (Coquillettidia) dyari Walker, 1849
Dixa (Coquillettidia) hyperborea (Bergroth, 1889)⇒ Dixella hyperborea Bergroth, 1889
Dixa (Coquillettidia) maculata Meigen, 1818
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nebulosa Meigen, 1830
Dixa (Coquillettidia) nigra (Staeger, 1840)⇒ Dixella nigra Stæger, 1840
Dixa (Coquillettidia) obscura (Loew, 1849)⇒ Dixella obscura Loew, 1849
Dixa (Coquillettidia) puberula Loew, 1849
Dixa (Coquillettidia) serotina (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Dixella serotina Meigen, 1818
Dixa aprilina (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixa aquilonaris (Bergroth, 1889)⇒ Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixa attica (Pandazis, 1933)⇒ Dixella attica Pandazis, 1933
Dixa autumnalis (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dixa cimbrica J. Ansorge, 1992
Dixa cincta (Burgess, 1878)⇒ Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Dixa djurdurensis Vaillant, 1956
Dixa filicornis (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Dixella filicornis Edwards, 1926
Dixa fuliginosa (Walker, 1832)⇒ Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixa fuscifrons Edwards, 1928
Dixa helenae (Sicart, 1958)⇒ Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixa humilis (Ruthe, 1831)⇒ Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixa immaculosa (Sicart, 1956)⇒ Dixella filicornis Edwards, 1926
Dixa laeta (Loew, 1849)⇒ Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Dixa lateralis Nielsen, 1937
Dixa lineata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixa luctuosa (Peus, 1934)⇒ Dixella nigra Stæger, 1840
Dixa martinii (Peus, 1934)⇒ Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Dixa mediterranea Martini, 1929
Dixa minuta F. Meunier, 1906
Dixa moesta (Haliday, 1832)⇒ Dixa maculata Meigen, 1818
Dixa naevia Osten Sacken, 1886Agrimony
Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Dixa peusi (Vaillant, 1965)⇒ Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixa provincialis (Vaillant, 1956)⇒ Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixa pyrenaica (Seguy, 1921)⇒ Dixella obscura Loew, 1849
Dixa riparia (Vaillant, 1959)⇒ Dixa dilatata Strobl, 1900
Dixa sobrina (Peus, 1934)⇒ 
Dixa submaculata Edwards, 1920
Dixa subnebulosa (Strobl, 1900)⇒ Dixa nubilipennis Curtis, 1832
Dixa succinea Meunier, 1906
Dixa vitripennis (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dixella aestivalis Meigen, 1818
Dixella amphibia De Geer, 1776
Dixella aprilina Meigen, 1818
Dixella aquilonaris Bergroth, 1889
Dixella attica Pandazis, 1933
Dixella autumnalis Meigen, 1838
Dixella cincta Curtis, 1832
Dixella dyari Garrett, 1924
Dixella filicornis Edwards, 1926
Dixella fuliginosa Walkeer, 1832
Dixella fuscifrons Edwards, 1928
Dixella humilis Ruthe, 1831
Dixella hyperborea Bergroth, 1889
Dixella immaculosa Sicart, 1956
Dixella laeta (Loew, 1849)⇒ Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Dixella lateralis Nielsen, 1937
Dixella lineata Macquart, 1834
Dixella luctuosa Peus, 1934
Dixella martini Peus, 1934
Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Dixella mediterranea Martini, 1929
Dixella naevia Peus, 1934
Dixella nigra Stæger, 1840
Dixella obscura Loew, 1849Meniscus midges
Dixella pyrenaica Séguy, 1921
Dixella serotina Meigen, 1818
Dixella vitripennis Meigen, 1838


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