Typically U-shaped dixid larva Photograph courtesy of Institute for Water Quality Studies, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry

The Dixid Midges (Dixidae) of South Africa Compiled by A. D. Harrison 111A Berg Road, Fish Hoek, 7965 South Africa

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Dixidae

References

INTRODUCTION

The Dixidae are a very small group that used to be classified as part of the Culicidae. All larvae and pupae are aquatic. The dixid midges of South Africa are currently classified into one family, which is represented by six species in Africa. More details about midges can be obtained from

The Diptera Page of The Tree of Life

Family: DIXIDAE

1. Genus: DIXA Meigen

   Subgenus: DIXA

   1. D. claripennis Séguy

      
      KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, to Zimbabwe, Ethiopia.

      
      
   2. D. bicolor Wood

      
      Western Cape and KwaZuluNatal.

      
      
   3. D. capensis Wood

      
      Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

      
      
   
   
2. Genus: DIXELLA Dyar & Shannon
   1. D. harrisoni Freeman

      
      Gauteng (Olifantsvlei).

      
      
   
   

Sources

Freeman, P. 1956

A revision of the species of Dixa (Diptera: Culicidae) from Africa south of the Sahara. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B: 163-170.

Hutson, A.M. 1980.

Family Dixidae. In: Crosskey, R.W. (ed.) Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical region. British Museum of Natural History, London.