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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
400
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
111
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
59
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
41
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
14
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
14 Genera with 86 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 192111SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1979Midge14SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 192115SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 192423SpeciesTaxom
Homohelea Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Macropeza Meigen, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19215SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
86 Species
Alluaudomyia albopicta Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Alluaudomyia maculipennis Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Alluaudomyia maculithorax Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Alluaudomyia marmorata Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Alluaudomyia pseudomaculipennis Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Atrichopogon acosmetus Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Atrichopogon africanus Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Atrichopogon chrysosphaerotus Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Atrichopogon elektrophaeus Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Atrichopogon hesperius Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Atrichopogon homoius Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Atrichopogon kelainosoma Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Atrichopogon ochrosoma Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Atrichopogon perfuscus Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Atrichopogon stannusi Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Atrichopogon xanthoaspidium Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Culicoides arenarius Edwards, 1922
Culicoides citroneus Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides clarkei Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides confusus Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides corsoni Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Culicoides eriodendroni Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides grahamii Austen, 1909
Culicoides inornatipennis Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides neavei Austen, 1912
Culicoides nigripennis Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides ochrothorax Carter, 1919
Culicoides punctithorax Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides rutilis Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Culicoides stagetus Lee, 1979
Dasyhelea bolei Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Dasyhelea flava Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea flaviformis Carter, Ingr..., 1922
Dasyhelea flavipicta Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Dasyhelea fusca Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea fusciformis Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea fuscipleuris Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea fusciscutellata Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea inconspicuosa Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea luteoscutellata Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea nigofusca
Dasyhelea nigricans Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea nigrofusca Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea pallidihalter Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea similis Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) biannulata Ingram & Macfie, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) litoraurea Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia ashantii Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia auripes Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia brevitarsata Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia caliginosa (Ingram & Macfie, 1924)⇒ Forcipomyia caliginosella Wirth, 1974
Forcipomyia caliginosella Wirth, 1974
Forcipomyia castanea Walker, 1848
Forcipomyia clastrieri Dessart, 1963
Forcipomyia exigua Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia hirsuta Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia inconspicuosa Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia lefanui Carter, 1916
Forcipomyia macronyx Goetghebuer, 1933
Forcipomyia melanchora Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia nigrotibialis Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia pampoikila Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia squamipennis Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia tigripes Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia tzaneenensis Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Forcipomyia venusta Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Homohelea telmatoscopa Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Jenkinshelea accraensis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Macropeza natalensis Meillon, 1937
Macropeza stephensi Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Monohelea litoraurea Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Monohelea transversalis Clastrier, 1960
Nilobezzia nigritibialis Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Palpomyia ashantii Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Phaenobezzia pistiae Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Sphaeromias corsoni Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Sphaeromias litoraureus Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Sphaeromias par Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Sphaeromias pistiae Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) africana Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) limnophila Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) spirogyrae Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Stilobezzia poikiloptera Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Stilobezzia versicolor Ingram & Macfie, 1921

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Ghana
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
12
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
34
Genera
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