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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
1210
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
285
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
132
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
112
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
26
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
26 Genera with 56 Species
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Allohelea Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19425SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Bothahelea Grogan & Wirth, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Capehelea De Meillon &..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Rata..., 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1979Midge7SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Fanthamia De Meillon, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 198312SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Kolenohelea De Meillon &..., 19873SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19816SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Schizohelea Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
56 Species
Allohelea johannseni Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Atrichopogon helles Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Atrichopogon hirsutipennis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon melanimus Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon turneri Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon victoriae Meillon, 1942
Bezzia chrysolopha Kieffer, 1912
Bothahelea nama Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Capehelea steli Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Clinohelea curriei Coquillett, 1905
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) tuttifrutti Meiswinkel &..., 2003
Culicoides (Oecacta) accraensis Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides biguttatus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides dutoiti Meillon, 1943
Culicoides pycnostictus Ingram & Macfie, 1925
Culicoides stagetus Lee, 1979
Dasyhelea flaviformis Carter, Ingr..., 1922
Dasyhelea inconspicuosa Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Fanthamia abditus Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Fanthamia jonkeri Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) biannulata Ingram & Macfie, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) inornatipennis Austen, 1912
Forcipomyia (Rhinohelea) briani Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Forcipomyia (Rhinohelea) khoisana Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Forcipomyia consortis Meillon & Wirth, 1989
Forcipomyia indecora (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Forcipomyia psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia mopsus Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Forcipomyia striaticornis Kieffer, 1918
Forcipomyia vesicula Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Johannsenomyia angulosa Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Kolenohelea leonina Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Kolenohelea pedi Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Kolenohelea pugilator Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Leptoconops (Holoconops) kerteszi Kieffer, 1908
Leptoconops auster Clastrier, 1981
Leptoconops capensis Meillon & Hardy, 1953
Leptoconops dixi Meillon, 1936
Leptoconops harrisoni Meillon & Hardy, 1953
Leptoconops nevilli Clastrier, 1981
Mallochohelea aukurabis Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Nilobezzia robusta Meillon, 1937
Palpomyia erikae R. Szadziewski, 1993
Palpomyia kurwana Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Palpomyia limnochares Macfie, 1940
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Paryphoconus telmatophilus Macfie, 1940
Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804
Serromyia nocticolor Kieffer, 1914
Serromyia stuckenbergi
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
22
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptoconopinae
Noe, 1907
1
6
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