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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
120
2154
10611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
31
639
3361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
238
1272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
193
916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
37
229
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
37 Genera with 229 Species
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Adelohelea Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19575SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 190118SpeciesTaxom
Atriculicoides Remm, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Atyphohelea Borkent, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 190225SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Rata..., 19513SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 199512SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge54SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 193715SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 190221SpeciesTaxom
Heleageron Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Lasiohelea Kieffer, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19626SpeciesTaxom
Minyohelea Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Neurobezzia Wirth & Rata..., 19521SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaeobrachypogon Borkent, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 195211SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Peronehelea Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19176SpeciesTaxom
Protoculicoides Boesel, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Schizohelea Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Schizonyxhelea Clastrier, 01SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 195310SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
229 Species
Adelohelea glabra A. Borkent, 1995
Allohelea annulata Yu & Yan, 2004
Allohelea johannseni Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Alluaudomyia footei Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Alluaudomyia needhami Thomsen, 1935Iberian geranium
Alluaudomyia paraspina Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Alluaudomyia parva Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Alluaudomyia wirthi Williams, 1957Lady's nightcap
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) minutus Meigen, 1830
Atrichopogon (Lophomyidium) fusculus Coquillett, 1901
Atrichopogon (Meloehelea) lucorum Meigen, 1818
Atrichopogon (Meloehelea) oedemerarum Stor” , 1939Summer grape
Atrichopogon borkenti Wirth, 1994
Atrichopogon corpulentus Ewen, 1958Austin's micromitrium moss
Atrichopogon crinitus Ewen, 1958Austin's micromitrium moss
Atrichopogon epicautae Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Atrichopogon farri Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Atrichopogon flavus Ewen, 1958Austin's micromitrium moss
Atrichopogon geminus Boesel, 1973
Atrichopogon humicola Ewen, 1958Austin's micromitrium moss
Atrichopogon inconspicuus Ewen, 1958Austin's micromitrium moss
Atrichopogon jamnbacki Wirth, 1994
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Atrichopogon maculosus Ewen, 1958Austin's micromitrium moss
Atrichopogon occidentalis Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Atrichopogon websteri Coquillett, 1901
Atriculicoides globosus M. W. Boesel, 1937
Atyphohelea macroneura Malloch, 1915
Bezzia aklavikensis Wirth & Grogan, 1983Clearwater phlox
Bezzia albidorsata Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Bezzia andersonorum Wirth & Grogan, 1983Clearwater phlox
Bezzia annulipes Meigen, 1830
Bezzia circumdata Staeger, 1839
Bezzia cockerelli Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Bezzia dentata Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Bezzia dorsasetula Dow & Turner, 1976
Bezzia downesi Dow & Turner, 1976
Bezzia fascispinosa Clastrier, 1962
Bezzia flavitarsis Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Bezzia flavitibia Dow & Turner, 1976
Bezzia gibberella Wirth & Grogan, 1983Clearwater phlox
Bezzia imbifida Dow & Turner, 1976
Bezzia longiradia (Dow & Turner, 1976)⇒ Bezzia fascispinosa Clastrier, 1962
Bezzia mallochi Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Bezzia media (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Bezzia annulipes Meigen, 1830
Bezzia nobilis Winnertz, 1852
Bezzia obelisca Dow & Turner, 1976
Bezzia perplexa Dow & Turner, 1976
Bezzia pruinosa Coquillett, 1905
Bezzia rhynchostylata Remm, 1974
Bezzia sordida Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Bezzia twinni Wirth, 1983Showy phlox
Bezzia varicolor Coquillett, 1902
Ceratoculicoides blantoni Wirth & Rata..., 1971
Ceratoculicoides longipennis Wirth, 1952
Ceratoculicoides virginianus Wirth, 1951
Ceratopogon abstrusus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon algidus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon annettae Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon aquilonius Boesel, 1937
Ceratopogon arcanus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon culicoidithorax Hoffman, 1926
Ceratopogon gigaforceps Remm, 1973
Ceratopogon inverecundus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon mammulus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon multisetosus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon pontis Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Ceratopogon pubiantennalis Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Clinohelea bimaculata Loew, 1861
Clinohelea curriei Coquillett, 1905
Clinohelea pseudonubifera Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Culicoides (Amossovia) guttipennis (Coquillett, 1901)⇒ Culicoides meijerei Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Culicoides) newsteadi Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) riethi Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides (Oecacta) kibunensis Tokunaga, 1937Cafe falso
Culicoides (Trithecoides) meijerei Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides agamus Borkent, 1995
Culicoides agapus
Culicoides annosus A. Borkent, 1995
Culicoides atchleyi Wirth & Blanton, 1969Musky phlox
Culicoides bickleyi Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides biguttatus Coquillett, 1901
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 denningi Foote & Pratt, 1954
Culicoides denticulatus Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides downesi Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides filipalpis K. Y. Remm, 1976
Culicoides footei Wirth & Jones, 1956
Culicoides franclemonti Cochrane, 1974
Culicoides frohnei Wirth & Blanton, 1969Musky phlox
Culicoides gigas Root & Hoffman, 1937
Culicoides gregsoni Wirth & Blanton, 1969Musky phlox
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides hollensis Melander & B..., 1903Biting midge
Culicoides jamesi Fox, 1946
Culicoides koreensis Arnaud, 1956
Culicoides melleus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides mulrennani Beck, 1957
Culicoides neomontanus Wirth, 1976Siberian phlox
Culicoides nocivum Harris, 1841
Culicoides obuncus A. Borkent, 1995
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides palmerae James, 1943Claretcup hedgehog
Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Culicoides sommermanae Wirth & Blanton, 1969Musky phlox
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides stagetus Lee, 1979
Culicoides stellifer Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides stilobezzioides Foote & Pratt, 1954
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Culicoides truncatus A. Borkent, 2000
Culicoides tyrrelli M. W. Boesel, 1937
Culicoides unicolor Coquillett, 1905
Culicoides utowana Jamnback, 1965
Culicoides wirthi Foote & Pratt, 1954
Culicoides wisconsinensis Jones, 1956Arctic catchfly
Culicoides yoosti A. Borkent, 2000
Culicoides yukonensis Hoffman, 1925Mulberry
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) bensoni Edwards, 1933
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) modesta Winnertz, 1852
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) arenivaga Macfie, 1943
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) bifida Zilahi-sebess, 1936Biting midge
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) corinneae Gosseries, 1991
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Dasyhelea brevicornis Waugh & Wirth, 1976Davis horsenettle
Dasyhelea crassiseta Borkent & Fo..., 1986
Dasyhelea grisea Coquillett, 1901
Dasyhelea necrophila Spinelli & R..., 1999
Dasyhelea oppressa Thomsen, 1935Iberian geranium
Dasyhelea pseudocincta Waugh & Wirth, 1976Davis horsenettle
Dasyhelea pseudoincisurata Waugh & Wirth, 1976Davis horsenettle
Dasyhelea tristyla Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Dasyhelea tyrrelli Boesel, 1937
Downeshelea stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
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 (Forcipomyia) nigrans Remm, 1962
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) pallida (Winnertz, 1852)⇒ Forcipomyia sphagnophila Kieffer, 1925
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) sphagnophila Kieffer, 1925
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) monilicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) eques Johannsen, 1908
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) fairfaxensis Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) pluvialis Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Forcipomyia acinacis Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia bipunctatapropinqua Chan & LeRoux, 1971
Forcipomyia canadensis Bystrak & Wirth, 1978
Forcipomyia cilipes Coquillett, 1900
Forcipomyia elegantula Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Forcipomyia gravesi Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia sonora Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Forcipomyia texana Long, 1902
Heleageron arenatus A. Borkent, 1995
Heteromyia fasciata Say, 1825
Jenkinshelea albaria Coquillett, 1895
Jenkinshelea magnipennis Johannsen, 1908
Johannsenomyia annulicornis Malloch, 1918'anunu
Lasiohelea globosa Boesel, 1937
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) primaevus A. Borkent, 1995
Leptoconops (Styloconops) albiventris Meijere, 1915Nono blanc des plages
Leptoconops melanderi Wirth, 1973Smooth phlox
Leptoconops reesi Clastrier & ..., 1978
Mallochohelea albihalter Wirth, 1962Downy phlox
Mallochohelea atripes Wirth, 1962Downy phlox
Mallochohelea caudellii Coquillett, 1905
Mallochohelea smithi Lewis, 1956
Mallochohelea sybleae Wirth, 1952
Mallochohelea variegata Wirth, 1962Downy phlox
Minyohelea pumilis A. Borkent, 1995
Monohelea bifurcata Wirth & Will..., 1964
Monohelea jamnbacki Wirth & Will..., 1964
Monohelea macfiei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Monohelea magnitheca Wirth & Grogan, 1981Carpet phlox
Monohelea obscura Wirth & Will..., 1964
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Neurobezzia granulosa Wirth, 1952
Palaeobrachypogon aquilonius M. W. Boesel, 1937
Palaeobrachypogon grandiforceps A. Borkent, 2000
Palaeobrachypogon remmi A. Borkent, 1995
Palaeobrachypogon vetus A. Borkent, 1995
Palpomyia aldrichi Malloch, 1915
Palpomyia basalis Walker, 1848
Palpomyia fulvithorax Malloch, 1915
Palpomyia jamnbacki Grogan & Wirth, 1979Gregg's cloak fern
Palpomyia limnochares Macfie, 1940
Palpomyia lineata Meigen, 1804
Palpomyia novitibialis Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Palpomyia occidentalis Grogan & Wirth, 1979Gregg's cloak fern
Palpomyia plebeja Loew, 1861
Palpomyia tibialis Meigen, 1818
Palpomyia trifasciata Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Parabezzia downesi Wirth, 1965Downy phlox
Parabezzia huberti Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Peronehelea chrimikalydia A. Borkent, 1995
Probezzia albiventris Loew, 1861
Probezzia atriventris Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Probezzia flavonigra Coquillett, 1905
Probezzia fuscipennis Wirth, 1971
Probezzia jamnbacki Wirth, 1971
Probezzia xanthogaster Kieffer, 1917
Protoculicoides ciliatus A. Borkent, 2012
Protoculicoides depressus M. W. Boesel, 1937
Protoculicoides globosus Boesel, 1937
Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804
Schizonyxhelea bulla Thomsen Thomsen, 0
Serromyia barberi Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Serromyia borealis Borkent, 1990
Serromyia vockerothi Borkent, 1990
Sphaeromias longipennis Loew, 1861
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) viridis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antennalis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia bulla Thomson, 1935Iberian geranium
Stilobezzia coquilletti Kieffer, 1917Brewer's redmaids
Stilobezzia diversa Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia kurthi A. Borkent, 2000
Stilobezzia pikei A. Borkent, 2012
Stilobezzia stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
29
179
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptoconopinae
Noe, 1907
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