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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
1157
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
26
322
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
137
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
110
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
25
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
25 Genera with 77 Species
#ABCDFHLMPS
Adelohelea Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Rata..., 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge27SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19375SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19159SpeciesTaxom
Heleageron Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Lasiohelea Kieffer, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Minyohelea Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaeobrachypogon Borkent, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Peronehelea Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Protoculicoides Boesel, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Schizohelea Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 20125SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
77 Species
Adelohelea glabra A. Borkent, 1995
Alluaudomyia needhami Thomsen, 1935Iberian geranium
Alluaudomyia paraspina Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Alluaudomyia parva Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) minutus Meigen, 1830
Atrichopogon borkenti Wirth, 1994
Atrichopogon epicautae Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Bezzia pruinosa Coquillett, 1905
Ceratopogon annettae Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon aquilonius Boesel, 1937
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides agamus Borkent, 1995
Culicoides annosus A. Borkent, 1995
Culicoides bullus A. Borkent, 1995
Culicoides canadensis (Wirth & Blanton, 1969)⇒ Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Culicoides cockerellii Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides crepuscularis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides davisi Wirth & Rowley, 1971Wild sweetwilliam
Culicoides denticulatus Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides downesi Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides filipalpis K. Y. Remm, 1976
Culicoides frohnei Wirth & Blanton, 1969Musky phlox
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides jamesi Fox, 1946
Culicoides neomontanus Wirth, 1976Siberian phlox
Culicoides obuncus A. Borkent, 1995
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides palmerae James, 1943Claretcup hedgehog
Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides stilobezzioides Foote & Pratt, 1954
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Culicoides tyrrelli M. W. Boesel, 1937
Culicoides wisconsinensis Jones, 1956Arctic catchfly
Culicoides yukonensis Hoffman, 1925Mulberry
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) bensoni Edwards, 1933
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) modesta Winnertz, 1852
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) bifida Zilahi-sebess, 1936Biting midge
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Dasyhelea tyrrelli Boesel, 1937
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) crassipes Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) eques Johannsen, 1908
Forcipomyia cilipes Coquillett, 1900
Forcipomyia elegantula Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Heleageron arenatus A. Borkent, 1995
Lasiohelea globosa Boesel, 1937
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) primaevus A. Borkent, 1995
Leptoconops reesi Clastrier & ..., 1978
Mallochohelea smithi Lewis, 1956
Minyohelea pumilis A. Borkent, 1995
Palaeobrachypogon aquilonius M. W. Boesel, 1937
Palaeobrachypogon remmi A. Borkent, 1995
Palaeobrachypogon vetus A. Borkent, 1995
Palpomyia basalis Walker, 1848
Palpomyia limnochares Macfie, 1940
Palpomyia occidentalis Grogan & Wirth, 1979Gregg's cloak fern
Palpomyia plebeja Loew, 1861
Peronehelea chrimikalydia A. Borkent, 1995
Probezzia flavonigra Coquillett, 1905
Protoculicoides ciliatus A. Borkent, 2012
Protoculicoides depressus M. W. Boesel, 1937
Protoculicoides globosus Boesel, 1937
Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804
Serromyia borealis Borkent, 1990
Serromyia vockerothi Borkent, 1990
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antennalis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia bulla Thomson, 1935Iberian geranium
Stilobezzia pikei A. Borkent, 2012

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Alberta
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
19
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptoconopinae
Noe, 1907
2
3
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