Detailed Record for Dixa obscura

Common Name: Meniscus midge

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Diptera / Family Dixidae / Genus Dixa

C-value (pg): 0.16

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Testes

Standard Species: Musca domestica = 0.90pg

References:
Jost, E. and M. Mameli (1972). DNA content in nine species of Nematocera with special reference to the sibling species of the Anopheles maculipennis group and the Culex pipiens group. Chromosoma 37: 201-208.

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