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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Aldabra Group (Coralline Seychelles, Seychelles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
137
450
573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
137
450
573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
133
443
565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
104
395
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
84
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
31
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
18
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
17
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Aldabra Group
6 Genera with 8 Species
Culicoides Latreille, 1990Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Homohelea Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Metacanthohelea Wirth & Grogan, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aldabra Group
8 Species
Culicoides adamskii Wirth, 1990
Dasyhelea cogani Wirth, 1990
Dasyhelea hutsoni Wirth, 1990
Dasyhelea nigricans Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Forcipomyia hutsoni Wirth & Rata..., 1976
Homohelea stuckenbergi Meillon, 1961
Metacanthohelea cogani Wirth & Grogan, 1988
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) spirogyrae Carter, Ingr..., 1921

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Aldabra Group
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
1
Genus
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