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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Belize (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2642
5097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
2642
5097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
296
2586
4997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
196
2141
4270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
59
265
453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
64
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
40
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
11
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Belize
11 Genera with 23 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Amerohelea Grogan & Wirth, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1948Midge7SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Neobezzia Wirth & Rata..., 19401SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belize
23 Species
Alluaudomyia caribbeana Spinelli & W..., 1984Flowering spurge
Amerohelea fasciata Grogan & Wirth, 1981
Amerohelea vargasi Grogan & Wirth, 1981
Bezzia cayoensis Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902
Bezzia mesotibialis Spinelli & W..., 1990
Bezzia nigritibialis Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia pseudogibbera Spinelli & W..., 1990
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides castillae Fox, 1946
Culicoides gabaldoni Ortiz, 1954
Culicoides mckeeveri Brickle & Hagan, 1999
Culicoides palpalis (Macfie, 1948)⇒ Culicoides austropalpalis Lee & Reye, 1955
Culicoides pusilloides Wirth & Blanton, 1955
Culicoides verecundus Macfie, 1948
Dasyhelea hondurensis Spinelli & W..., 1984
Forcipomyia incubans Macfie, 1937
Forcipomyia minisquamosa Wirth, 1972
Neobezzia amnicola Macfie, 1940
Parabezzia cayoensis Spinelli & G..., 1987
Paryphoconus flinti Spinelli & W..., 1984
Paryphoconus maya Spinelli & W..., 1984
Phaenobezzia maya Spinelli & W..., 1986

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Belize
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
9
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
2
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