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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1705
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
294
979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
109
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
73
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
32
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
32 Genera with 120 Species
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Allohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Amerohelea Grogan & Wirth, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 200432SpeciesTaxom
Baeodasymyia Clastrier & ..., 19993SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Cacaohelea Wirth & Grogan, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 2004Midge28SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 026SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Neobezzia Wirth & Rata..., 19722SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyhelea Wirth, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Parastilobezzia Wirth & Blanton, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Schizonyxhelea Clastrier, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Spinellihelea Borkent, Gro..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19584SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
120 Species
Alluaudomyia stictipennis Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Amerohelea vargasi Grogan & Wirth, 1981
Atrichopogon albinensis Ingram & Macfie, 1931
Atrichopogon asuturus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon barbatus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon beccus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon bicuspis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon carnatus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon colossus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon costaricae Macfie, 1953
Atrichopogon didymothecae Macfie, 1953
Atrichopogon gamboai Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon glaber Macfie, 1935
Atrichopogon gordoni Macfie, 1938
Atrichopogon granditergitus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon granditibialis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon homopterus (Kieffer, 1919)⇒ Atrichopogon lucorum Meigen, 1818
Atrichopogon incultus Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Atrichopogon lacajae Macfie, 1953
Atrichopogon lobatus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon longicornis Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Atrichopogon magnus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon novaeteutoniae Macfie, 1939
Atrichopogon pachycnemus Macfie, 1953
Atrichopogon pallidipes Kieffer, 1917
Atrichopogon quartibrunneus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon redactus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon setosilateralis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon spinosus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon tapantiensis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon tirzae Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon utricularius Macfie, 1953
Atrichopogon woodfordi Macfie, 1938
Atrichopogon yolancae Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Baeodasymyia christopheri Borkent, 1999
Baeodasymyia lydiae Borkent, 1999
Baeodasymyia michaeli Borkent, 1999
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Bezzia capitata Wirth & Grogan, 1983Clearwater phlox
Bezzia nigritibialis Spinelli, 1991
Cacaohelea adusta Borkent & Pi..., 2008
Cacaohelea curva Borkent & Pi..., 2008
Cacaohelea glukhovae Borkent & Pi..., 2008
Cacaohelea youngi Wirth & Grogan, 1988
Clinohelea horacioi Lane, 1944
Clinohelea nigripes Macfie, 1939
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides annettae Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides cancer Hogue & Wirth, 1968
Culicoides castillae Fox, 1946
Culicoides chaverrii Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides crepuscularis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides cummingi Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides diabolicus Hoffman, 1925
Culicoides elutus Macfie, 1948
Culicoides gabaldoni Ortiz, 1954
Culicoides hermani Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides lutealaris Wirth & Blanton, 1956
Culicoides luteoventus Root & Hoffman, 1937
Culicoides monicae Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides neopulicaris Wirth, 1955
Culicoides palpalis (Macfie, 1948)⇒ Culicoides austropalpalis Lee & Reye, 1955
Culicoides paraignacioi Spinelli, 1993
Culicoides picadoae Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides pifanoi Ortiz, 1951
Culicoides poikilonotus Macfie, 1948
Culicoides propriipennis Macfie, 1948
Culicoides pusilloides Wirth & Blanton, 1955
Culicoides ronderosae Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides tidwelli Spinelli, 1993
Culicoides trifidus Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides verecundus Macfie, 1948
Culicoides xanifer Wirth & Blanton, 1968
Culicoides zumbadoi Spinelli & B..., 2004
Dasyhelea philotherma Macfie, 1939
Dasyhelea pyrsonota Macfie, 1953
Dasyhelea tristyla Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Forcipomyia alleni Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia attenuata Saunders, 1964
Forcipomyia catarinensis Marino & Spi..., 2002
Forcipomyia colombiae Wirth, 1970
Forcipomyia copanensis Utmar & Wirth, 1976
Forcipomyia cornuta Saunders, 1964
Forcipomyia digita Spinelli, Ma..., 2004
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia franklini Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia harpa Spinelli & B..., 2004
Forcipomyia herediae Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia insignipalpis Macfie, 1949
Forcipomyia intermedia Saunders, 1964
Forcipomyia ixodoides Fiebrig-Gertz, 1928
Forcipomyia jipajapae Wirth, 1970
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Forcipomyia luteigenua Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia microtoma Kieffer, 1917
Forcipomyia minisquamosa Wirth, 1972
Forcipomyia obesa Lima, 1928
Forcipomyia ornatipennis Macfie, 1939
Forcipomyia quasicornuta Saunders, 1964
Forcipomyia sabalitensis Utmar & Wirth, 1976
Forcipomyia sexvittata Wirth, 1956
Forcipomyia stylifera Lutz, 1913
Forcipomyia youngi
Mallochohelea pullata Wirth, 1952
Monohelea mayeri Ortiz, 1950
Monohelea poncai Lane & Wirth, 1964
Nannoodes pseudocistela ♰ A. Handlirsch, 1906
Neobezzia amnicola Macfie, 1940
Neobezzia costaricae Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Palpomyia multispinosa ♰ W. D. Pierce, 1966
Parabezzia blantoni Wirth, 1965
Parabezzia clastrieri Spinelli & G..., 1987
Parabezzia unguis Wirth, 1965Downy phlox
Rhynchohelea monilicornis Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Spinellihelea brevicosta Borkent, Gro..., 2008
Stenoxenus limpidus Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia fuscula Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Stilobezzia nigroflava Lane & Forat..., 1958

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
27
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptoconopinae
Noe, 1907
1
0
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