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Research ArticleAsian Journal of Biological and Life SciencesVol. 5 | Issue 1 | 2016 | pp. 88–92Open access
Present Status of Meniscus Midges (Insecta: Diptera: Dixidae) in India
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- 1 Zoological Survey of Kolkata- 700053, Kolkata, INDIA.
- 2 Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar College, Sector 2, CL Block, Saltlake City , Kolkata- 700091, INDIA.
Published in Asian Journal of Biological and Life Sciences
Correspondence: Bulganin Mitra
Zoological Survey of Kolkata- 700053, Kolkata, INDIA.
Email: sumanazoology@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2016 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- May 15, 2016
- Received:
- Feb 7, 2016
- Accepted:
- Mar 29, 2016
How to cite
Mitra, B., Halder, S., Roy, S., & Bhaumik, S. (2016). Present Status of Meniscus Midges (Insecta: Diptera: Dixidae) in India. Asian Journal of Biological and Life Sciences, 5(1), 88–92.
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.
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| Title | Present Status of Meniscus Midges (Insecta: Diptera: Dixidae) in India |
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| Authors | Bulganin Mitra; Sumana Halder; Sankarsan Roy; Subhrajit Bhaumik |
| Affiliations | Zoological Survey of Kolkata- 700053, Kolkata, INDIA.; Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar College, Sector 2, CL Block, Saltlake City , Kolkata- 700091, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | sumanazoology@gmail.com |
| Journal | Asian Journal of Biological and Life Sciences |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 5, Issue 1 (2016) |
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