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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Alaska (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
3571
8762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
444
3566
8756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
425
3511
8651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
3010
7649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
874
2854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
25
294
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
146
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
121
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
13
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alaska
13 Genera with 54 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge16SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 190212SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska
54 Species
Alluaudomyia bella Coquillett, 1902
Alluaudomyia needhami Thomsen, 1935Iberian geranium
Alluaudomyia paraspina Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Alluaudomyia parva Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Atrichopogon arcticus Coquillett, 1900
Atrichopogon occidentalis Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Atrichopogon peregrinus Johannsen, 1908
Bezzia (Homobezzia) bicolor Meigen, 1804
Bezzia cockerelli Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Bezzia downesi Dow & Turner, 1976
Bezzia japonica Tokunaga, 1939Cafe forastero
Bezzia saileri Wirth, 1983Showy phlox
Bezzia unispina Dow & Turner, 1976
Bezzia varicolor Coquillett, 1902
Brachypogon stigmalis Coquillett, 1902
Ceratopogon curtus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon mammulus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Clinohelea curriei Coquillett, 1905
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) sanguisuga Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) sphagnumensis Williams, 1955
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) riethi Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides alaskensis Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Culicoides atchleyi Wirth & Blanton, 1969Musky phlox
Culicoides cockerellii Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides elutus Macfie, 1948
Culicoides frohnei Wirth & Blanton, 1969Musky phlox
Culicoides hirtulus Coquillett, 1900
Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Culicoides saundersi Wirth & Blanton, 1969Musky phlox
Culicoides sommermanae Wirth & Blanton, 1969Musky phlox
Culicoides stilobezzioides Foote & Pratt, 1954
Culicoides tristriatulus (Hoffman, 1925)⇒ Culicoides elutus Macfie, 1948
Culicoides yukonensis Hoffman, 1925Mulberry
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) modesta Winnertz, 1852
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Dasyhelea atrata Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Dasyhelea tenebrosa Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) palustris (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Forcipomyia monilicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) hygrophila Kieffer, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) nigra Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) pallida (Winnertz, 1852)⇒ Forcipomyia sphagnophila Kieffer, 1925
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) sphagnophila Kieffer, 1925
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) monilicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) tonnoiri Goetghebuer, 1920
Forcipomyia cilipes Coquillett, 1900
Forcipomyia crinita Saunders, 1964
Forcipomyia squamipes (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Forcipomyia lefanui Carter, 1916
Forcipomyia texana Long, 1902
Probezzia seminigra Panzer, 1798
Serromyia femorata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Alaska
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
11
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ceratopogonidae at artfakta.se
Ceratopogonidae at dyntaxa.se
Ceratopogonidae at gbif.org
Ceratopogonidae at irmng.org
Ceratopogonidae at itis.gov
Ceratopogonidae at marinespecies.org