Dixa frizzii (Contini, 1965)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dixa frizzii (Contini, 1965)
- Name authority
- (Contini, 1965)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Dixidae
- Genus
- Dixa
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderDiptera
- familyDixidae Schiner, 1868
- genusDixa Meigen, 1818
- speciesDixa frizzii (Contini, 1965)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dixa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dixa adleri Peters, 1987 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixa amabilis Alexander, 1959 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixa babai Takahashi, 1958 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixa bistriata Brunetti, 1911 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixa (Dixa) blax Dyar & Shannon, 1924 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixa (Dixa) brevis Garrett, 1924 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixa caudatula Séguy, 1928 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixa christophersi Edwards, 1934 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixa cincta Curtis, 1832 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixa claripennis Séguy, 1938 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixa (Dixa) distincta Garrett, 1925 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixa fluvica Peters & Cook, 1966 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Palaeodixa frizzii Contini, 1965 Contini, 1965 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Contini, C.I. (1965) Dixidae della Sardegna Nuovi reperti e descrizione di Palaeodixa frizii n. gen., n. sp. (Dipera: Nematocera). Mem. Soc. ent. Ital., 44.Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36ZZ4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.