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Dixidae
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Diptera
Suborder Nematocera

Family

Dixidae

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Distinguishing Characteristics
  • Paired crotchet-bearing prolegs ventrally on first and usually second abdominal segments
  • Posterior abdomin with two flattened dorsolateral postspiracular lobes having setose (hair-covered) margins projecting above a conical, dorsally sclerotized segment bearing the terminal anus and anal papillae
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Bibliography

Merritt, R W., K W. Cummins, and M B. Berg. An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Company, 2008