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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Digby County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1888
2913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
1888
2913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
1853
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
227
1642
2584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
384
511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
122
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
44
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
34
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Digby County
6 Genera with 9 Species
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1949Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Digby County
9 Species
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides biguttatus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) arenivaga Macfie, 1943
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Digby County
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
5
6
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