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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Cape Breton County (Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
293
1583
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
293
1583
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
1529
1982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
211
1328
1731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
373
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
137
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
49
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
42
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
10
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Breton County
10 Genera with 9 Species
Allohelea Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Rata..., 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1901Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Schizohelea Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Breton County
9 Species
Allohelea johannseni Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides biguttatus Coquillett, 1901
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Palpomyia limnochares Macfie, 1940
Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Cape Breton County
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
9
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
3
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