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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
208
878
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
208
878
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
202
859
1311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
632
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
184
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
57
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
20
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
7
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dominica
7 Genera with 16 Species
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1946Midge6SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominica
16 Species
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Bezzia flinti Spinelli, 1991
Brachypogon bifidus Spinelli & G..., 1998
Culicoides (Hoffmania) foxi Ortiz, 1950
Culicoides archboldi Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides bredini Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides decor Williston, 1896
Culicoides dominicanus Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides trilineatus Fox, 1946
Forcipomyia archboldi Meillon & Wirth, 1980
Forcipomyia calatheae Wirth, 1982
Forcipomyia dominicana Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Forcipomyia hobbsi Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia spilmani Meillon & Wirth, 1980
Monohelea hieroglyphica Kieffer, 1917
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Dominica
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
5
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