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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Florida (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7570
18391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7566
18388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
7444
18087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6063
14862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
1067
2588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
275
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
133
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
112
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
27
235
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Florida
27 Genera with 235 Species
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Allohelea Kieffer, 19915SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19828SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 198812SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 190219SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Rata..., 19512SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge50SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 197619SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 199241SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Macropeza Meigen, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 196910SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19799SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19979SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 195318SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida
235 Species
Allohelea distortifemur Wirth, 1991
Allohelea johannseni Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Allohelea nebulosa Coquillett, 1901
Allohelea pedicellata Wirth, 1991
Allohelea weemsi Wirth, 1991
Alluaudomyia bella Coquillett, 1902
Alluaudomyia caribbeana Spinelli & W..., 1984Flowering spurge
Alluaudomyia footei Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Alluaudomyia megaparamera Williams, 1957Lady's nightcap
Alluaudomyia needhami Thomsen, 1935Iberian geranium
Alluaudomyia paraspina Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Alluaudomyia parva Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Alluaudomyia variegata Glick & Mullen, 1982
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) minutus Meigen, 1830
Atrichopogon (Lophomyidium) fusculus Coquillett, 1901
Atrichopogon archboldi Wirth, 1995
Atrichopogon deyrupi Wirth, 1994
Atrichopogon geminus Boesel, 1973
Atrichopogon gilvus Coquillett, 1905
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Atrichopogon maculosus Ewen, 1958Austin's micromitrium moss
Atrichopogon taizi Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Atrichopogon warmkei Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Atrichopogon websteri Coquillett, 1901
Atrichopogon wirthi (Chan & Linley, 1988)⇒ Atrichopogon taizi Boorman & Ha..., 2002
Bezzia bivittata Coquillett, 1905
Bezzia circumdata Staeger, 1839
Bezzia dorsasetula Dow & Turner, 1976
Bezzia expolita Coquillett, 1901
Bezzia fairchildi Wirth, 1983Showy phlox
Bezzia fascispinosa Clastrier, 1962
Bezzia flavitarsis Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Bezzia gibberella Wirth & Grogan, 1983Clearwater phlox
Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902
Bezzia laciniastyla Dow & Turner, 1976
Bezzia nobilis Winnertz, 1852
Bezzia perplexa Dow & Turner, 1976
Bezzia pseudobscura Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Bezzia pulverea Coquillett, 1901
Bezzia punctipennis Williston, 1896
Bezzia setosinotum Wirth & Grogan, 1983Clearwater phlox
Bezzia spicata Dow & Turner, 1976
Bezzia uncistyla Dow & Turner, 1976
Bezzia varicolor Coquillett, 1902
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) vitiosus Winnertz, 1852
Brachypogon canadensis Downes, 1976
Brachypogon deyrupi
Brachypogon fuscivenosus Lutz, 1914
Ceratoculicoides longipennis Wirth, 1952
Ceratoculicoides virginianus Wirth, 1951
Clinohelea bimaculata Loew, 1861
Clinohelea curriei Coquillett, 1905
Clinohelea longitheca Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Clinohelea nubifera Coquillett, 1905
Culicoides (Amossovia) arboricola Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides (Amossovia) beckae Wirth & Blanton, 1967
Culicoides (Amossovia) guttipennis (Coquillett, 1901)⇒ Culicoides meijerei Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides (Amossovia) ousairani Khalaf, 1952Rose moss
Culicoides (Amossovia) villosipennis Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) pusillus Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides (Haematomyidium) paraensis Goeldi, 1905
Culicoides (Hoffmania) insignis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851
Culicoides (Silvaticulicoides) pallidicornis Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides (Trithecoides) meijerei Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides alachua Jamnback & W..., 1963Sneed pincushion cactus
Culicoides baueri Hoffman, 1925Mulberry
Culicoides bermudensis Williams, 1956Elephant creeper
Culicoides bickleyi Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides biguttatus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides crepuscularis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides debilipalpis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides eadsi Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides edeni Wirth & Blanton, 1974
Culicoides floridensis Beck, 1951
Culicoides footei Wirth & Jones, 1956
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides hinmani Khalaf, 1952Rose moss
Culicoides hollensis Melander & B..., 1903Biting midge
Culicoides husseyi Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides jamaicensis Edwards, 1922Biting midge
Culicoides juddi Cochrane, 1974
Culicoides knowltoni Beck, 1956
Culicoides luglani Jones & Wirth, 1958Forked catchfly
Culicoides melleus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides mulrennani Beck, 1957
Culicoides nanus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides parapiliferus Wirth & Blanton, 1974
Culicoides pechumani Cochrane, 1974
Culicoides piliferus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides scanloni Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides snowi Wirth & Jones, 1956
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides spinosus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides stellifer Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides testudinalis Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides tissoti Wirth & Blanton, 1966Smooth phlox
Culicoides torreyae Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Culicoides venustus Hoffman, 1925Mulberry
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) corinneae Gosseries, 1991
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) fasciigera Kieffer, 1925
Dasyhelea aegealitis Spinelli & W..., 1984Flowering spurge
Dasyhelea ampla Borkent, 1997
Dasyhelea ancora Coquillett, 1902
Dasyhelea atlantis Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Dasyhelea bermudae Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Dasyhelea chani Wirth & Linley, 1990
Dasyhelea cincta Coquillett, 1901
Dasyhelea grisea Coquillett, 1901
Dasyhelea griseola Wirth, 1978
Dasyhelea luteogrisea Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Dasyhelea mutabilis Coquillett, 1901
Dasyhelea oppressa Thomsen, 1935Iberian geranium
Dasyhelea pollex Borkent & Fo..., 1986
Dasyhelea pollinosa Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Dasyhelea pseudoincisurata Waugh & Wirth, 1976Davis horsenettle
Dasyhelea scissurae Macfie, 1937Bushy frostweed
Dasyhelea stemlerae Waugh & Wirth, 1976Davis horsenettle
Downeshelea multilineata Lutz, 1914
Downeshelea stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Echinohelea lanei Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Forcipomyia (Blantonia) caribbea Wirth & Dow, 1971Spiny phlox
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bystraki Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) genualis Loew, 1866
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) pictoni Macfie, 1938Georgia frostweed
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) swezeyana Tokunaga & M..., 1959Midge
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia (Phytohelea) oligarthra Saunders, 1957Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) fusicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) fairfaxensis Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Forcipomyia acinacis Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia baueri Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Forcipomyia beckae Wirth, 1976Siberian phlox
Forcipomyia blantoni Soria & Bystrak, 1975Marbletree
Forcipomyia calcarata (Coquillett, 1905)⇒ Forcipomyia calcarhelea Wirth, 1973
Forcipomyia cinctipes Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia crinita Saunders, 1964
Forcipomyia dolichopodida Chan & Linley, 1989
Forcipomyia dowi Bystrak & Wirth, 1978
Forcipomyia dubiamima Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia eadsi Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia fehrerorum Grogan & Sig..., 2007
Forcipomyia fimbriata Coquillett, 1901
Forcipomyia fishi Wirth & Soria, 1980Threadleaf phlox
Forcipomyia floridensis Dow & Wirth, 1972
Forcipomyia fuscicalcarata Bystrak & Wirth, 1978
Forcipomyia johannseni Thomsen, 1935Iberian geranium
Forcipomyia mcateei Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Forcipomyia navaiae Bystrak & Wirth, 1978
Forcipomyia pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Forcipomyia quasiingrami Macfie, 1939Clustered frostweed
Forcipomyia quatei Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Forcipomyia seminole Wirth, 1976Siberian phlox
Forcipomyia sonora Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Forcipomyia tenuichela Dow & Wirth, 1972
Forcipomyia townesi Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Forcipomyia unica Bystrak & Wirth, 1978
Forcipomyia varipennis Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Forcipomyia veroensis Wirth & Mess..., 1971Longleaf phlox
Forcipomyia weemsi Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Heteromyia fasciata Say, 1825
Heteromyia prattii Coquillett, 1902
Jenkinshelea albaria Coquillett, 1895
Jenkinshelea blantoni Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Jenkinshelea stonei Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Johannsenomyia annulicornis Malloch, 1918'anunu
Johannsenomyia argentata Loew, 1861
Leptoconops (Holoconops) linleyi Wirth, 1973Smooth phlox
Leptoconops floridensis Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Macropeza blantoni Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Mallochohelea atripes Wirth, 1962Downy phlox
Mallochohelea caudellii Coquillett, 1905
Mallochohelea smithi Lewis, 1956
Mallochohelea spinipes Wirth, 1962Downy phlox
Monohelea bifurcata Wirth & Will..., 1964
Monohelea floridensis Wirth & Will..., 1964
Monohelea hirsuta Wirth & Grogan, 1981Carpet phlox
Monohelea knighti Wirth & Will..., 1964
Monohelea lanei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Monohelea macfiei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Monohelea maculipennis Coquillett, 1905
Monohelea ornata Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Monohelea texana Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Monohelea wirthi Khalaf, 1969
Nilobezzia schwarzii Coquillett, 1901
Palpomyia hastata Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Palpomyia lineata Meigen, 1804
Palpomyia novitibialis Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Palpomyia plebeja Loew, 1861
Palpomyia pseudorufa Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Palpomyia rufa Loew, 1861
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Palpomyia subaspera Coquillett, 1901
Palpomyia weemsi Grogan & Wirth, 1979Gregg's cloak fern
Parabezzia bystraki Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Parabezzia horvathi Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Parabezzia huberti Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Phaenobezzia opaca Loew, 1861
Phaenobezzia sabroskyi Wirth & Grogan, 1982
Probezzia albiventris Loew, 1861
Probezzia fairchildi Wirth, 1994
Probezzia meadi Wirth, 1994
Probezzia nigra Wirth, 1971
Probezzia pallida Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Probezzia sabroskyi Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Probezzia smithii Coquillett, 1901
Probezzia weemsi Wirth, 1994
Probezzia wirthi Spinelli & G..., 1997
Rhynchohelea monilicornis Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Sphaeromias longipennis Loew, 1861
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) viridis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antennalis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia amnigena Macfie, 1935
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia beckae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Stilobezzia bulla Thomson, 1935Iberian geranium
Stilobezzia diversa Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia elegantula Johannsen, 1907
Stilobezzia glauca Macfie, 1939Clustered frostweed
Stilobezzia hirta Borkent, 1997
Stilobezzia kiefferi Lane, 1947Wetherill's buckwheat
Stilobezzia lutea Malloch, 1918
Stilobezzia pallidiventris Malloch, 1915
Stilobezzia rabelloi Lane, 1947Wetherill's buckwheat
Stilobezzia stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Stilobezzia sybleae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Stilobezzia thomsenae Wirth, 1953Texan phlox

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Florida
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
24
180
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
53
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptoconopinae
Noe, 1907
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