Article · Volume 5, Issue 1 · pp. 88–92

Present Status of Meniscus Midges (Insecta: Diptera: Dixidae) in India

Bulganin Mitra¹, Sumana Halder¹, Sankarsan Roy¹, Subhrajit Bhaumik²

¹Zoological Survey of Kolkata- 700053, Kolkata, INDIA.
²Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar College, Sector 2, CL Block, Saltlake City, Kolkata- 700091, INDIA.

Abstract

A total of 11 species belonging to the single genus Dixa Meigen of the family Dixidae of the order Diptera are reported from India, which is 5.58% of the total world fauna of Dixidae. Among these, only a lone species is distributed in Arid, Semi- Arid and Hot Desert Region and nine are restricted their distribution only in Himalayan Region. This present article provides information on the current status, distributional pattern and gaps in knowledge of the family Dixidae from India.

Keywords: Bio-geographic zones; Culicoidea; Dixa

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