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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
457
1009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
132
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
55
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
39
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
7
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canary Islands
7 Genera with 74 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 195811SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1979Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 185231SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 198118SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
74 Species
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) brunnipes Meigen, 1804
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) fuscus Meigen, 1804
Atrichopogon (Lophomyidium) rostratus Winnertz, 1852
Atrichopogon (Psammopogon) montium Stora, 1936
Atrichopogon (Psammopogon) nemestrinus Santos Abreu, 1918
Atrichopogon albidipes Santos Abreu, 1918
Atrichopogon distinctus Kieffer, 1918
Atrichopogon flavicans Santos Abreu, 1918
Atrichopogon flavihalteratus Santos Abreu, 1918
Atrichopogon fulviventris Santos Abreu, 1918
Atrichopogon obscurus Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Ceratopogon clavatus Clastrier, 1966
Ceratopogon lactiepennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Ceratopogon obscurus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Atrichopogon obscurus Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Ceratopogon rufigastris Santos Abreu, 1918
Ceratopogon singularis Santos Abreu, 1918
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Silvaticulicoides) subfasciipennis Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides analis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Culicoides subfasciipennis Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides stagetus Lee, 1979
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) canariensis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) dufouri Laboulbene, 1869
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) pulchripes Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) albidipes Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) falculata Remm, 1968
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) flavoscutellata Zetterstedt, 1850
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) sericata Winnertz, 1852
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) storai Borkent, 1997
Dasyhelea abdominalis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea abreui Kieffer, 1921
Dasyhelea albidigaster Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea albohalterata Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea brunnea Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea erythrogaster Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea eximia Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea fenestralis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea flavimanus Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea fraterculus Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea grenieri Clastrier, 1966
Dasyhelea guanchense Clastrier, 1966
Dasyhelea hiemalis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea immaculata Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea intermedia Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea luteipalpis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea luteoscutellata Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea ornatigaster Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea quinquetaeniata Clastrier, 1966
Dasyhelea tenerifensis Clastrier, 1966
Dasyhelea tigalatensis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea varicornis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea versicolor Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) nigra Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) pallidipes Santos Abreu, 1918
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) freyi Stora, 1936
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) pulcherrima Santos Abreu, 1918Midge
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia abdominalis Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia acanthophora Remm & Havelka, 1976
Forcipomyia flavicincta Santos Abreu, 1918
Forcipomyia fulvescens Santos Abreu, 1918
Forcipomyia kaltenbachii Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia litoralis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Forcipomyia psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia palmensis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Forcipomyia bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia postrema Santos Abreu, 1918
Forcipomyia praecincta Santos Abreu, 1918
Forcipomyia rustica Kieffer, 1919
Forcipomyia santosi (Remm, 1981)⇒ Forcipomyia fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) flavipes Meigen, 1804
Palpomyia calderana Stora, 1936
Palpomyia flavitibialis Santos Abreu, 1918
Palpomyia luteiventris Santos Abreu, 1918
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Canary Islands
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
5
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
29
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