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Dixidae; Diptera; adults; larvae; Israel; Egypt; Greece; new species
Abstract:
Two genera and five species of Dixidae are recorded from Israel and one species from Egypt; the latter constitutes the first record of the family for this country. Dixa kaplani, Dixa punctata, Dixella golanensis, Dixella israelis (all from Israel) and Dixella aegyptiaca (from Egypt) are described as new. Two species are redescribed: Dixella attica (Pandazis) (new record for Israel) and Dixella fuscifrons (Edwards) (new record for Greece). Ecological and distributional data on dixid larvae and adults in Israel are given. Comments on collecting, preserving, mounting and examination of Dixidae are provided.
