Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 275
1655
2186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1494
2029 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 45
202
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 11
55
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
35
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
| 2
30
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ceratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Town
4 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Cape Town
8 Species | Bezzia chrysolopha Kieffer, 1912 | | | Culicoides (Oecacta) accraensis Carter, Ingr..., 1920 | | | Culicoides pycnostictus Ingram & Macfie, 1925 | | | Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) biannulata Ingram & Macfie, 1924 | Biting midge | | Forcipomyia indecora (Kieffer, 1914) | ⇒ Forcipomyia psilonota Kieffer, 1911 | | Forcipomyia mopsus Meillon & Hardy, 1954 | | | Forcipomyia striaticornis Kieffer, 1918 | | | Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959 | |
Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Cape Town
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
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