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Meniscus Midges
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Meniscus Midges

Dixidae

The Dixidae (meniscus midges) are a family of aquatic nematoceran flies (Diptera). 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.

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5 branches of this family, most-observed first

Dixa

genusDixa

Dixella

genusDixella

Nothodixa

genusNothodixa

Meringodixa

genusMeringodixa

Neodixa

genusNeodixa

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 245356.