Dixella jironi Chaverri & Borkent, 2007
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
- Dixella jironi Chaverri & Borkent, 2007
- Name authority
- Chaverri & Borkent, 2007
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Dixidae
- Genus
- Dixella
- 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
- genusDixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
- speciesDixella jironi Chaverri & Borkent, 2007
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dixella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dixella aegyptiaca Wagner, Freidberg & Ortal, 1992 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixella atra (Lane, 1942) | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixella attica (Pandazis, 1933) | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixella aurora Peters & Cook, 1966 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixella bankowskae (Vaillant, 1969) | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixella clavulus (Williston, 1896) | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixella cornuta (Johannsen, 1923) | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixella cumbrica Peters & Cook, 1966 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixella fuscinervis (Tonnoir, 1924) | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixella goetghebueri (Séguy, 1921) | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixella israelis Wagner, Freidberg & Ortal, 1992 | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dixella limai (Santos, 1940) | DixidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Chaverri, L.G. & Borkent, A. (2007) The Meniscus midges of Costa Rica (Diptera: Dixidae). Zootaxa, 1575.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:3725P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.