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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Edmonton (Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
387
3232
6264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
3230
6262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
3161
6120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
272
2776
5580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
76
596
1029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
181
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
67
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
59
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Edmonton (Canada)
9 Genera with 14 Species
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1956Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19005SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizohelea Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Edmonton (Canada)
14 Species
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Culicoides wisconsinensis Jones, 1956Arctic catchfly
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) modesta Winnertz, 1852
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Forcipomyia cilipes Coquillett, 1900
Mallochohelea smithi Lewis, 1956
Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antennalis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Edmonton (Canada)
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
8
9
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