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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
496
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
142
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
57
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
37
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
8
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
8 Genera with 30 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1921Midge15SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19234SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
30 Species
Alluaudomyia vudu Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Atrichopogon brevicellula Kieffer, 1921
Atrichopogon conglomeratus Kieffer, 1921
Atrichopogon kribiensis Kieffer, 1921
Atrichopogon pusillus Kieffer, 1923
Bezzia africana Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides austeni Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides bisignatus Kieffer, 1921
Culicoides citroneus Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides dentatus Kieffer, 1921
Culicoides dispar Clastrier, 1959
Culicoides grahamii Austen, 1909
Culicoides inornatipennis Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides kribiensis Kieffer, 1921
Culicoides kumbaensis Callot, Krem..., 1965
Culicoides punctithorax Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides quadrisignatus Kieffer, 1921
Culicoides quinquelineatus Goetghebuer, 1934
Culicoides silverstrii Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides trisignatus Kieffer, 1921
Dasyhelea nudipennis Kieffer, 1921
Dasyhelea punctatipennis Kieffer, 1921
Forcipomyia kribiensis Kieffer, 1921
Forcipomyia leucochaeta Kieffer, 1921
Nilobezzia armata Kieffer, 1921
Stilobezzia bata Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Stilobezzia longicornis Goetghebuer, 1934
Stilobezzia rufa Kieffer, 1921
Stilobezzia ugandae Ingram & Macfie, 1923

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
6
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