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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
7368
32808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
7355
32787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
7263
32505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
285
5996
29261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
311
1272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
99
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
41
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
26
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Democratic Republic of the Congo
5 Genera with 12 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1935Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19752SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Democratic Republic of the Congo
12 Species
Alluaudomyia melanosticta Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Culicoides bergi Cochrane, 1973
Culicoides inornatipennis Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides schultzei Enderlein, 1908
Culicoides wansoni Goetghebuer, 1935
Dasyhelea (Prokempia) flaviventris Goetghebuer, 1910
Dasyhelea nigricans Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia ashantii Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia stami Wirth & Rata..., 1978
Palpomyia limnochares Macfie, 1940
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
4
9
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