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Dixidae

Index Dixidae

The Dixidae (meniscus midges) are a family of aquatic nematoceran flies (Diptera). [1]

20 relations: Animal, Aquatic insect, Arthropod, Culicoidea, Culicomorpha, Dixella, Erwin Lindner, Family (biology), Fly, Fresh water, Freshwater Biological Association, Grigory Bey-Bienko, Insect, Johann Wilhelm Meigen, Larva, Midge, Morphology of Diptera, Mosquito, Nematocera, University of Minnesota.

Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Aquatic insect

Aquatic insects or water insects live some portion of their life cycle in the water.

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Arthropod

An arthropod (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, "joint" and πούς pous, "foot") is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.

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Culicoidea

The Culicoidea are a superfamily within the order Diptera.

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Culicomorpha

The Culicomorpha are an infraorder of Nematocera, including mosquitoes, black flies, and several extant and extinct families of insects.

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Dixella

Dixella is a genus of meniscus midges in the family Dixidae.

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Erwin Lindner

Erwin Lindner (7 April 1888 – 30 November 1988) was a German entomologist mainly interested in Diptera.

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Family (biology)

In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

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Fly

True flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- di- "two", and πτερόν pteron "wings".

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Fresh water

Fresh water (or freshwater) is any naturally occurring water except seawater and brackish water.

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Freshwater Biological Association

The Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) is an independent scientific organisation founded in 1929.

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Grigory Bey-Bienko

Grigory Yakovlevich Bey-Bienko (Григорий Яковлевич Бей-Биенко; 7 February 1903, in Bilopillia, Russian Empire (now Sumy Oblast, Ukraine) – 3 November 1971) was a Russian entomologist who specialized in Orthoptera.

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Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.

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Johann Wilhelm Meigen

Johann Wilhelm Meigen (3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.

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Larva

A larva (plural: larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults.

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Midge

Midges are a group of insects that include many kinds of small flies.

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Morphology of Diptera

The Diptera is a very large and diverse order of mostly small to medium-sized insects.

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Mosquito

Mosquitoes are small, midge-like flies that constitute the family Culicidae.

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Nematocera

The Nematocera (thread-horns) are a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae, consisting of the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, black flies, and midges.

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University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (often referred to as the University of Minnesota, Minnesota, the U of M, UMN, or simply the U) is a public research university in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixidae

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