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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region American Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
600
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
600
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
572
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
519
759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
109
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
31
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
12
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for American Samoa
5 Genera with 13 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 0Midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19234SpeciesTaxom


Species list for American Samoa
13 Species
Atrichopogon jacobsoni De Meijere, 1907Biting midge
Bezzia sexspinosa Edwards, 1928
Culicoides (Oecacta) insulanus Macfie, 1933
Culicoides (Trithecoides) belkini Wirth & Arnaud, 1969
Culicoides (Trithecoides) mollis Edwards, 1928
Culicoides (Trithecoides) polynesiae Wirth & Arnaud, 1969
Culicoides (Trithecoides) samoensis Wirth & Arnaud, 1969
Culicoides samoaensis
Dasyhelea carolinensis Tokunaga, 1941
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) swezeyi Edwards, 1928
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) carolinensis Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Schizoforcipomyia) borbonica Clastrier, 1959Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) pectinunguis De Meijere, 1923

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in American Samoa
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
5
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