†Dixa tertiaria Meunier 1915 (meniscus midge)
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Alternative combination: Eriopterites tertiaria
Synonym: Dixa hyalipennis Theobald 1937
Full reference: F. Meunier. 1915. Nouvelles recherches sur quelques insectes des Plâtrières d'Aix en Provence. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen te Amsterdam 18(5):1-17
Belongs to Dixa according to D. E. Greenwalt and J. K. Moulton 2016
See also Evenhuis 1994, Meunier 1915 and Theobald 1937
Sister taxon: Dixa minuta
Type specimens:
- Dixa tertiaria: Coll Coquand fig 17, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Aix-en-Provence (Coquand collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - large limestone in the Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation of France.
- Dixa hyalipennis: Coll Inst. Geol. Lyon A 15, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Aix-en-Provence (Inst. Geol. Lyon), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - large limestone in the Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation of France.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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