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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
89
883
2665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
165
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
60
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
34
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
13
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
12 Genera with 38 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Clastrieromyia Spinelli & G..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1948Midge18SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 07SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
38 Species
Alluaudomyia fittkaui Spinelli & W..., 1984
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Bezzia clavipennis Spinelli & W..., 1989
Bezzia mathisi Spinelli, 1991
Brachypogon ecuadorensis Spinelli & G..., 1998
Clastrieromyia schnacki Spinelli & G..., 1985
Culicoides (Haematomyidium) insinuatus Ortiz & Leon, 1954
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851
Culicoides alahialinus Barbosa, 1952
Culicoides balsapambensis Ortiz & Leon, 1954
Culicoides bricenoi Oritz, 1951
Culicoides camposi Ortiz & Leon, 1954
Culicoides castillae Fox, 1946
Culicoides equatoriensis Barbosa, 1952
Culicoides flochabonnenci Ortiz & Mirsa, 1952
Culicoides leoni Barbosa, 1952
Culicoides limai Barretto, 1944
Culicoides limonensis Ortiz & Leon, 1954
Culicoides ocumarensis Ortiz, 1950
Culicoides palpalis (Macfie, 1948)⇒ Culicoides austropalpalis Lee & Reye, 1955
Culicoides rangeli Ortiz & Mirsa, 1952
Culicoides transferrans Ortiz, 1953
Culicoides verecundus Macfie, 1948
Dasyhelea ancora Coquillett, 1902
Dasyhelea atlantis Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Dasyhelea mutabilis Coquillett, 1901
Forcipomyia coheni Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia galapagensis Coquillett, 1901
Forcipomyia jipajapae Wirth, 1970
Forcipomyia menzeli Clastrier & ..., 1995
Forcipomyia spangleri Meillon & Wirth, 1980
Forcipomyia youngi
Paryphoconus apicalis Spinelli & W..., 1984
Paryphoconus brunneipennis Spinelli & W..., 1984
Paryphoconus ecuadorensis Spinelli & W..., 1984
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Ecuador
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
12
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
7
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