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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Hawaii (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
398
3505
10669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
395
3498
10661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
390
3479
10616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
257
2690
8339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
442
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
117
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
32
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
26
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
4
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hawaii
4 Genera with 24 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1922Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 185214SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hawaii
24 Species
Atrichopogon jacobsoni De Meijere, 1907Biting midge
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides jamaicensis Edwards, 1922Biting midge
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) bifida Zilahi-sebess, 1936Biting midge
Dasyhelea calvescens Macfie, 1938
Dasyhelea digna Borkent, 1997
Dasyhelea excellentis Borkent, 1997
Dasyhelea hawaiiensis Macfie, 1934Carolina frostweed
Dasyhelea platychaeta Hardy, 1960Hawai'i peperomia
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) hardyi Wirth & Howarth, 1982
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) kaneohe Wirth & Howarth, 1982
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) palikuensis Hardy, 1960Hawai'i peperomia
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) pholeter Wirth & Howarth, 1982
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) biannulata Ingram & Macfie, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) hygrophila Kieffer, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) pulcherrima Santos Abreu, 1918Midge
Forcipomyia (Phytohelea) brevis Johannsen, 1927Pineapple midge
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) fusicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Schizoforcipomyia) borbonica Clastrier, 1959Biting midge
Forcipomyia chrysolopha Kieffer, 1911Biting midge
Forcipomyia indecora (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Forcipomyia psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia picea (Winnertz, 1852)⇒ Forcipomyia costata Zetterstedt, 1838

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Hawaii
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
16
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