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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region El Salvador (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
259
1677
2897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
258
1676
2896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
1635
2825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
176
1334
2414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
220
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
64
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
22
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
7
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
5
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for El Salvador
5 Genera with 18 Species
Bezzia Kieffer, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1948Midge7SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19873SpeciesTaxom


Species list for El Salvador
18 Species
Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902
Bezzia hondurensis Spinelli & W..., 1990
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides castillae Fox, 1946
Culicoides gabaldoni Ortiz, 1954
Culicoides hondurensis Spinelli & B..., 2004
Culicoides palpalis (Macfie, 1948)⇒ Culicoides austropalpalis Lee & Reye, 1955
Culicoides pusilloides Wirth & Blanton, 1955
Culicoides verecundus Macfie, 1948
Forcipomyia cylindrica Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia dorsalis Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia messersmithi Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia minisquamosa Wirth, 1972
Palpomyia hispida Borkent, 1997
Palpomyia multispinosa W. D. Pierce, 1966
Parabezzia clastrieri Spinelli & G..., 1987
Parabezzia neunguis Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Parabezzia raccurti Spinelli & G..., 1987

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in El Salvador
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
4
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