Dixa Meigen 1818 (meniscus midge)
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Synonym: Eriopterites Meunier 1915
Full reference: J. W. Meigen. 1818. Systematische Beschreibung der Bekannten Europäischen Zweiflügeligen Insekten, Erster Theil 1-332
Parent taxon: Dixidae according to D. E. Greenwalt and J. K. Moulton 2016
See also Aldrich 1905, Carpenter 1992, Evenhuis 1994, Meunier 1915 and Theobald 1937
Sister taxa: Dixa cimbrica, Dixella, Eucorethrina, Syndixa
Subtaxa: Dixa minuta Dixa tertiaria
Type: Calycoceras orientale
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (2 collections)
• Eocene of Poland (1), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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