AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
1126
3359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
281
1159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
154
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
111
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
29
156
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
29 Genera with 156 Species
#ABCDEFHLMNPS
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19847SpeciesTaxom
Amerohelea Grogan & Wirth, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19908SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1978Midge57SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 06SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 02SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 197234SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Lanehelea Wirth & Blanton, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Leptohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Nannohelea Grogan & Wirth, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Neobezzia Wirth & Rata..., 19722SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Parastilobezzia Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19405SpeciesTaxom
Pellucidomyia Macfie, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19564SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
156 Species
Alluaudomyia caribbeana Spinelli & W..., 1984Flowering spurge
Alluaudomyia leei Spinelli & W..., 1984
Alluaudomyia nubeculosa Spinelli & W..., 1984
Alluaudomyia sexpunctata Spinelli & W..., 1984
Alluaudomyia spinellii Wirth & Grogan, 1988
Alluaudomyia tripunctata Spinelli & W..., 1984
Alluaudomyia youngi Spinelli & W..., 1984
Amerohelea galindoi Grogan & Wirth, 1981
Amerohelea ronderosi Grogan & Wirth, 1981
Amerohelea spinellii Grogan & Wirth, 1981
Atrichopogon auricoma Kieffer, 1917
Atrichopogon columbianus Kieffer, 1917
Atrichopogon homopterus (Kieffer, 1919)⇒ Atrichopogon lucorum Meigen, 1818
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Bezzia dentifemur Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia filiductus Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia fusca Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia jubata Spinelli & W..., 1990
Bezzia leei Spinelli & W..., 1990
Bezzia megatheca Spinelli & W..., 1990
Bezzia raposoensis Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia setigera Spinelli & W..., 1990
Brachypogon bimaculatus Spinelli & G..., 1998
Brachypogon hugoi Spinelli & G..., 1994
Brachypogon monicae Spinelli & G..., 1998
Clinohelea muzoni Spinelli & D..., 1993
Culicoides (Avaritia) pusillus Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides (Avaritia) suarezi Rodriguez & ..., 1986
Culicoides (Culicoides) monticola Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides (Haematomyidium) insinuatus Ortiz & Leon, 1954
Culicoides (Haematomyidium) paraensis Goeldi, 1905
Culicoides (Hoffmania) foxi Ortiz, 1950
Culicoides (Hoffmania) ignacioi Forattini, 1957
Culicoides (Hoffmania) insignis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Trithecoides) barreti Wirth & Hubert, 1959
Culicoides acotylus Lutz, 1913
Culicoides ameliae Browne, 1980
Culicoides andicola Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides andinus Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides bambusicola Lutz, 1913
Culicoides beaveri Wirth & Barreto, 1978
Culicoides brownei Spinelli, 1993
Culicoides caldasi Browne, 1980
Culicoides caucaensis Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides cinereus Kieffer, 1925
Culicoides dalessandroi Wirth & Barreto, 1978
Culicoides davidi Spinelli, 1993
Culicoides debilipalpis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides eldridgei Wirth & Barreto, 1978
Culicoides eublepharus Macfie, 1948
Culicoides florenciae Messersmith, 1972
Culicoides franklini Spinelli, 1993
Culicoides glabrior Macfie, 1940
Culicoides heliconiae Fox & Hoffman, 1944
Culicoides hermani Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides limai Barretto, 1944
Culicoides lisicarruni Moncada, Car..., 2010
Culicoides marinkellei Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides minasensis Felippe-Bauer, 1987
Culicoides nigrigenus Wirth & Blanton, 1956
Culicoides orjuelai Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides pabloi Browne, 1980
Culicoides palpalis (Macfie, 1948)⇒ Culicoides austropalpalis Lee & Reye, 1955
Culicoides pancensis Browne, 1980
Culicoides paraignacioi Spinelli, 1993
Culicoides paucienfuscatus Barbosa, 1947
Culicoides pichindensis Browne, 1980
Culicoides pifanoi Ortiz, 1951
Culicoides pinchindensis
Culicoides polypori Wirth & Blanton, 1968
Culicoides popayanensis Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides pseudodiabolicus Fox, 1946
Culicoides puracensis Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides raposoensis Wirth & Barreto, 1978
Culicoides sanmartini Wirth & Barreto, 1978
Culicoides santanderi Browne, 1980
Culicoides tamboensis Wirth & Lee, 1967
Culicoides teretipalpis Wirth & Barreto, 1978
Culicoides tidwelli Spinelli, 1993
Culicoides trapidoi Wirth & Barreto, 1978
Culicoides verecundus Macfie, 1948
Culicoides youngi Wirth & Barreto, 1978
Dasyhelea borgmeieri Wirth & Waugh, 1976
Dasyhelea cacaoi
Dasyhelea columbiana Kieffer, 1917
Dasyhelea sanctaemarthae Kieffer, 1917
Dasyhelea soriai
Dasyhelea winderi
Downeshelea colombiae
Downeshelea fuscipennis
Echinohelea leei Wirth, 1994
Echinohelea neotropica Wirth, 1994
Echinohelea panamensis Wirth, 1994
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) ciliata Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) genualis Loew, 1866
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Forcipomyia antioquiae Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia argenteola Macfie, 1939
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia catarinensis Marino & Spi..., 2002
Forcipomyia colombiae Wirth, 1970
Forcipomyia colombiana Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia convexipenis Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia digita Spinelli, Ma..., 2004
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia euthystyla Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia harpegonata
Forcipomyia hatoensis Utmar & Wirth, 1976
Forcipomyia hermosa Utmar & Wirth, 1976
Forcipomyia incubans Macfie, 1937
Forcipomyia insignipalpis Macfie, 1949
Forcipomyia ixodoides Fiebrig-Gertz, 1928
Forcipomyia jipajapae Wirth, 1970
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Forcipomyia obesa Lima, 1928
Forcipomyia puracensis Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia raposoensis Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia raposoi Meillon & Wirth, 1980
Forcipomyia remigera Utmar & Wirth, 1976
Forcipomyia setigera Saunders, 1959
Forcipomyia trigonata Johannsen, 1931
Forcipomyia turfosa (Kieffer, 1925)⇒ Forcipomyia ciliata Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia valleensis Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia vernoni Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia zeteki Wirth & Dow, 1972
Heteromyia rufa Kieffer, 1917
Lanehelea leei Wirth & Blanton, 1972
Lanehelea spinifemur Wirth & Blanton, 1972
Leptoconops floridensis Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Leptohelea micronyx Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Monohelea chiapasi Lane & Wirth, 1964
Monohelea colombiae Lane & Wirth, 1964
Monohelea fuscipennis Lane & Wirth, 1964
Monohelea mayeri Ortiz, 1950
Nannohelea clastrieri Grogan & Wirth, 1980
Neobezzia amnicola Macfie, 1940
Neobezzia blantoni Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Palpomyia columbiana Kieffer, 1917
Palpomyia microchela Kieffer, 1917
Parastilobezzia leei Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Paryphoconus angustipennis Enderlein, 1912
Paryphoconus anomalicornis Kieffer, 1917
Paryphoconus latipennis Spinelli & W..., 1984
Paryphoconus leei Spinelli & W..., 1984
Paryphoconus subflavus Macfie, 1940
Pellucidomyia lanei Wirth & Rata..., 1971
Phaenobezzia astyla Spinelli & W..., 1986
Stenoxenus carrerai Lane, 1956
Stenoxenus setiger Macfie, 1939
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia glauca Macfie, 1939Clustered frostweed
Stilobezzia similans Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Colombia
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
24
114
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptoconopinae
Noe, 1907
1
1
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