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Dixidae
Sign in to saveThe Dixidae (meniscus midges) are a small family of aquatic nematoceran flies (Diptera) of less than 200 species. The larvae live in unpolluted, standing fresh waters, just beneath the surface film, usually amongst marginal aquatic vegetation. They are found in all continents except Antarctica.
Species
meniscus midges
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyDixidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 558
- With media
- 18
- Family
- Dixidae
- Collections
- USNM, UAM, UCM, MNA, UCSB
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Culicomorpha
- Image
- Dixa nebulosa adult John Curtis British Entomology 409.png
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- Dixidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Dixidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Dixidae
- taxon common name
- Meniscus Midges
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Ecology
- Evolutionary history
- References
- Further reading
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The Dixidae (meniscus midges) are a small family of aquatic nematoceran flies (Diptera) of less than 200 species. The larvae live in unpolluted, standing fresh waters, just beneath the surface film, usually amongst marginal aquatic vegetation. They are found in all continents except Antarctica.
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dixidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.