Dataset Details - Meniscus Midges (Dixidae) of Ireland
Dixidae flies
28/06/2011
13/06/2025
Understand the geographic distribution of dixidae in Ireland
Field observations
The island of Ireland
1929-1989
Data published and validated by Paddy Ashe
Published and complete
P.Ashe. 1985. A checklist of irish Dixidae (Diptera). Bull. Ir. biogeog. Soc.. No. 9: 46-49. P.Ashe and J.P. O'Connor. 1990. Further records of Irish Dixidae (Diptera) including Dixella attica pandazis, new to Ireland. Bull. Ir. biogeog. Soc. No. 13: 23-27. J.P. O'Connor and P. Ashe. 2004. New records of Irish Culicidae and Dixidae (Diptera). Ir. Nat. J. Vol: 27, No.9: 355-356
Open (Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0)
Irish Biogeographical Society, Meniscus Midges (Dixidae) of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 27 October 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/16>
Dataset species distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset record distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset Contacts
Paddy Ashe
Irish Biogeographical Society, Nat. Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin
N/A
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| Day | 84 |
| Day Range | 4 |
| Year | 1 |
1929
1989
Record Statistics
89
0
12
1
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| 100m | 50 |
| 1km | 37 |
| 2km | 0 |
| 10km | 2 |
| 50km | 0 |
Surveys
| SurveyId | Title | Data Capture Period | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dataset Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Abundance | Measure of abundance of the organism recorded |
| Record comment | A comment associated with any individual record |
| Survey name | Name of survey if the record was made as part of a specific survey (including collections of casual observations and other loose assemblages of data) |
Recorded Species
| TaxonId | PrefnameTaxonId | Name | Authority | Group | Rank | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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