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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1990
4696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
477
1237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
74
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
42
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
34
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
11
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
11 Genera with 36 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1921Midge10SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19439SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Macropeza Meigen, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
36 Species
Alluaudomyia nilogenes Kieffer, 1924
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) flavitarsatus Becker, 1903
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) fuscus Meigen, 1804
Atrichopogon (Psammopogon) luteicollis Becker, 1903
Atrichopogon aegyptius Kieffer, 1925
Atrichopogon callipotami Macfie, 1924
Bezzia aegytia Kieffer, 1924
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides (Culicoides) newsteadi Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) riethi Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) stigma Meigen, 1818
Culicoides catharinae Kremer, 1991
Culicoides distinctipennis Austen, 1912
Culicoides hanae Braverman, D..., 1983
Culicoides kingi Austen, 1912
Culicoides pilosipennis Kieffer, 1924
Culicoides vitreipennis Austen, 1921
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) modesta Winnertz, 1852
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) arenivaga Macfie, 1943
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) arenosa Kieffer, 1925
Dasyhelea egypti Macfie, 1943
Dasyhelea fusca Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea heliophila Macfie, 1943
Dasyhelea ismalilliae Macfie, 1943
Dasyhelea luteocincta Kieffer, 1924
Dasyhelea moascari (Macfie, 1943)⇒ Dasyhelea modesta Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia marsafae Ghonaim, Ibr..., 2001
Forcipomyia nilicola Kieffer, 1925
Forcipomyia urnigera Kieffer, 1924
Johannsenomyia imparunguis Becker, 1903
Leptoconops (Holoconops) kerteszi Kieffer, 1908
Leptoconops dissimilis Clastrier, 1975
Leptoconops macfiei Clastrier, 1975
Macropeza nuda Becker, 1903
Nilobezzia nilotica Kieffer, 1924
Serromyia mangrovi Dalacolle & ..., 1987

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Egypt
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
8
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptoconopinae
Noe, 1907
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