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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region English Midlands (England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
451
3816
9392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
450
3815
9391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
3753
9290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
309
3277
8473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
89
826
2520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
232
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
57
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
46
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
9
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for English Midlands
9 Genera with 19 Species
Bezzia Kieffer, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1839Midge9SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Protocuneus Cockerell, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for English Midlands
19 Species
Bezzia (Bezzia) ornata Meigen, 1830
Bezzia circumdata Staeger, 1839
Ceratopogon punctatus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Culicoides punctatus Meigen, 1804
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Culicoides) impunctatus Goetghebuer, 1920Highland midge
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) stigma Meigen, 1818
Culicoides (Oecacta) brunnicans Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Silvaticulicoides) fascipennis Staeger, 1839
Dasyhelea versicolor Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) nigra Winnertz, 1852
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) flavipes Meigen, 1804
Protocuneus punctatus T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Serromyia femorata (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in English Midlands
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
2
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