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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1536
5192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
321
1587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
108
744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
74
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
29
236
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
29 Genera with 236 Species
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Acanthohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 193819SpeciesTaxom
Baeodasymyia Clastrier & ..., 19792SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19919SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19989SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge54SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 041SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 197156SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Lasiohelea Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Leptohelea Wirth & Blanton, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19648SpeciesTaxom
Nannohelea Grogan & Wirth, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19976SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19797SpeciesTaxom
Pellucidomyia Macfie, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19479SpeciesTaxom
Thyridomyia Saunders, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichohelea Goetghebuer, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
236 Species
Allohelea neotropica Wirth, 1991
Alluaudomyia bella Coquillett, 1902
Alluaudomyia caribbeana Spinelli & W..., 1984Flowering spurge
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) fulvipes Remm, 1972
Atrichopogon adamsoni Macfie, 1937
Atrichopogon brevipalpis Macfie, 1944
Atrichopogon caribbeanus Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Atrichopogon dominicanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Atrichopogon glaber Macfie, 1935
Atrichopogon gordoni Macfie, 1938
Atrichopogon harrisi Macfie, 1938
Atrichopogon insigniventris Macfie, 1935
Atrichopogon lituratus Williston, 1896
Atrichopogon obscurus Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Atrichopogon penicillatus Delecolle & ..., 1994
Atrichopogon saundersi Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Atrichopogon sequax Williston, 1896
Atrichopogon thersites Williston, 1896
Atrichopogon trindadensis Macfie, 1937
Atrichopogon tuberculatus Ewen & Saunders, 1948
Atrichopogon warmkei Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Atrichopogon woodfordi Macfie, 1938
Baeodasymyia dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1994
Baeodasymyia modesta Clastrier & ..., 1979
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Bezzia flinti Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia gibbera Coquillett, 1905
Bezzia globulosa Spinelli & W..., 1990
Bezzia jamaicensis Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia leei Spinelli & W..., 1990
Bezzia punctipennis Williston, 1896
Bezzia venustula Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia venustulus
Bezzia woodruffi Spinelli, 1991
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) americanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Brachypogon (Isohelea) dominicanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Brachypogon (Isohelea) prominuloides R. Szadziewski, 1998
Brachypogon bifidus Spinelli & G..., 1998
Brachypogon fuscivenosus Lutz, 1914
Brachypogon impar Johannsen, 1938
Brachypogon insularis Spinelli & G..., 1998
Brachypogon telesfordi Spinelli & G..., 1998
Brachypogon woodruffi Spinelli & G..., 1998
Ceratopogon punctatus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Culicoides punctatus Meigen, 1804
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Culicoides (Drymodesmyia) loughnani Edwards, 1922
Culicoides (Hoffmania) foxi Ortiz, 1950
Culicoides (Hoffmania) insignis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides (Hoffmania) maruim Lutz, 1913
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851
Culicoides aitkeni Wirth & Blanton, 1968
Culicoides ambericus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides antilleanus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides archboldi Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides aureus Ortiz, 1951
Culicoides borinqueni Fox & Hoffman, 1944
Culicoides bredini Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides brodzinskyi R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides crucifer Clastrier, 1968
Culicoides darlingtonae Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides debilipalpis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides decor Williston, 1896
Culicoides dominicanus Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides dureti Ronderos & S..., 1995
Culicoides eadsi Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides farri Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides floridensis Beck, 1951
Culicoides fluviatilis Lutz, 1914
Culicoides glabellus Wirth & Blanton, 1956
Culicoides guadeloupensis Floch & Abon..., 1950
Culicoides guerrai Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides guyanensis Floch & Abon..., 1942
Culicoides haitiensis Delecolle, R..., 1981
Culicoides heliconiae Fox & Hoffman, 1944
Culicoides hispanicolus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides hoffmani Fox, 1946
Culicoides knowltoni Beck, 1956
Culicoides lanei Ortiz, 1950
Culicoides limai Barretto, 1944
Culicoides mammalicolus R. Szadziewski, 1998
Culicoides martinezi Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides melleus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides mirsae Ortiz, 1953
Culicoides nigrigenus Wirth & Blanton, 1956
Culicoides panamensis Barbosa, 1947
Culicoides parensis Goeldi, 1905
Culicoides paucienfuscatus Barbosa, 1947
Culicoides pifanoi Ortiz, 1951
Culicoides pseudodiabolicus Fox, 1946
Culicoides querrai
Culicoides rozeboomi (Barbosa, 1947)⇒ Culicoides heliconiae Fox & Hoffman, 1944
Culicoides trilineatus Fox, 1946
Culicoides trinidadensis Hoffman, 1925
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) flavifrons Guérin, 1833
Dasyhelea aegealitis Spinelli & W..., 1984Flowering spurge
Dasyhelea aegialitis
Dasyhelea antilleana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea bahamensis Johnson, 1908
Dasyhelea bermudae Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Dasyhelea borgmeieri Wirth & Waugh, 1976
Dasyhelea brachystyla Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea cacaoi
Dasyhelea caribbeana Spinelli & W..., 1984
Dasyhelea chani Wirth & Linley, 1990
Dasyhelea cincta Coquillett, 1901
Dasyhelea dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea grisea Coquillett, 1901
Dasyhelea griseola Wirth, 1978
Dasyhelea guadeloupensis Delecolle & ..., 1994
Dasyhelea hamula Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea hispaniolae R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea huertai Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea jamaicensis Spinelli & W..., 1984
Dasyhelea juanae Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea koenigi Delecolle & ..., 1994
Dasyhelea luteogrisea Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Dasyhelea maculata Macfie, 1943Island rush-rose
Dasyhelea megatheca Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea minuticola R. Szadziewski, 1998
Dasyhelea morrisoni Grogan, 2006
Dasyhelea nelidae Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea patrycjae Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea pollex Borkent & Fo..., 1986
Dasyhelea pseudoincisurata Waugh & Wirth, 1976Davis horsenettle
Dasyhelea pygmaea Williston, 1896
Dasyhelea quadrifurca Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea scalpela Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea scissurae Macfie, 1937Bushy frostweed
Dasyhelea spatula Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea thalestris Macfie, 1935
Dasyhelea thomasi Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea turnbowi Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea waughi Grogan, Diaz..., 2016
Dasyhelea williamsi
Downeshelea deanei Felippe-Baue..., 1995
Downeshelea stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Echinohelea jamaicensis Wirth, 1994
Echinohelea lanei Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Forcipomyia (Blantonia) caribbea Wirth & Dow, 1971Spiny phlox
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) fusiparamera R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) grimaldii R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) americana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) woodruffi R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) antilleana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) chrysosuccinea R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) domibicolor R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) lepidosuccinea R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Phytohelea) oligarthra Saunders, 1957Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) fusicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) tertiaricola R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) frutetosuccinea R. Szadziewski, 1998
Forcipomyia abercrombyi Macfie, 1938
Forcipomyia aeria Saunders, 1956
Forcipomyia antiguensis Saunders, 1956
Forcipomyia archboldi Meillon & Wirth, 1980
Forcipomyia basifemoralis Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia bifida Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia calatheae Wirth, 1982
Forcipomyia caribbeana Saunders, 1956
Forcipomyia colombiae Wirth, 1970
Forcipomyia cornuta Saunders, 1964
Forcipomyia dominicana Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia falcifera Saunders, 1959
Forcipomyia farri Wirth, 1966
Forcipomyia flava Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia harpegonata
Forcipomyia hobbsi Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia incubans Macfie, 1937
Forcipomyia indecora (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Forcipomyia psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia jamaicensis Wirth, 1970
Forcipomyia jipajapae Wirth, 1970
Forcipomyia jocosa Saunders, 1956
Forcipomyia lesliei Wirth, 1974
Forcipomyia lotus Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia messersmithi Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia nana Macfie, 1939
Forcipomyia penultimata Wirth, 1972
Forcipomyia setigera Saunders, 1959
Forcipomyia spilmani Meillon & Wirth, 1980
Forcipomyia spinosa Saunders, 1956
Forcipomyia squamitibia Lutz, 1914
Forcipomyia stylifera Lutz, 1913
Forcipomyia taragui Marino, Spin..., 2002
Forcipomyia terestris Saunders, 1964
Forcipomyia trigonata Johannsen, 1931
Forcipomyia trinidadensis Saunders, 1964
Forcipomyia tuberculata Saunders, 1956
Forcipomyia unica Bystrak & Wirth, 1978
Forcipomyia varipennis Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Forcipomyia willistoni Wirth, 1971
Heteromyia dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1997
Leptoconops (Holoconops) bequaerti (Kieffer, 1925)⇒ Leptoconops becquaerti Kieffer, 1925
Leptoconops becquaerti Kieffer, 1925
Monohelea guianae Wirth, 1953
Monohelea hieroglyphica Kieffer, 1917
Monohelea lanei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Monohelea maculipennis Coquillett, 1905
Monohelea mayeri Ortiz, 1950
Monohelea multilineata Lutz, 1914Biting midge
Monohelea panamensis Lane & Wirth, 1964
Monohelea urracaisi Lane & Wirth, 1964
Nilobezzia schwarzii Coquillett, 1901
Palpomyia csikii Remm, 1981
Palpomyia insularis Spinelli & G..., 1989
Palpomyia longicornis (Williston, 1896)⇒ Palpomyia csikii Remm, 1981
Palpomyia subaspera Coquillett, 1901
Palpomyia tanycornis Borkent, 1997
Palpomyia wirthorum R. Szadziewski, 1997
Parabezzia arenosa Clastrier & ..., 1979
Parabezzia caribbeana Clastrier & ..., 1979
Parabezzia haitiensis Clastrier & ..., 1979
Parabezzia jamaicensis Wirth, 1965
Parabezzia spangleri Wirth, 1965
Parabezzia uncinata Johannsen, 1943
Parabezzia wirthi Clastrier & ..., 1979
Pellucidomyia lanei Wirth & Rata..., 1971
Phaenobezzia wirthi R. Szadziewski, 1997
Stenoxenus setiger Macfie, 1939
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) dominicana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antilleana R. Szadziewski, 1998
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia bimaculata Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia chaconi Macfie, 1938
Stilobezzia nigroflava Lane & Forat..., 1958
Stilobezzia panamensis Lane & Forat..., 1958
Stilobezzia paulistensis Lane, 1947

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
22
159
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
75
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptoconopinae
Noe, 1907
1
2
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