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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1949
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
383
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
101
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
35
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
18
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
10
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
10 Genera with 30 Species
Allohelea Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1947Midge6SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19436SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19719SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Pellucidomyia Macfie, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
30 Species
Allohelea neotropica Wirth, 1991
Bezzia jamaicensis Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia woodruffi Spinelli, 1991
Culicoides (Drymodesmyia) loughnani Edwards, 1922
Culicoides (Hoffmania) foxi Ortiz, 1950
Culicoides borinqueni Fox & Hoffman, 1944
Culicoides farri Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides hoffmani Fox, 1946
Culicoides panamensis Barbosa, 1947
Dasyhelea aegealitis Spinelli & W..., 1984Flowering spurge
Dasyhelea aegialitis
Dasyhelea bermudae Wirth & Will..., 1957Flowery phlox
Dasyhelea caribbeana Spinelli & W..., 1984
Dasyhelea jamaicensis Spinelli & W..., 1984
Dasyhelea maculata Macfie, 1943Island rush-rose
Echinohelea jamaicensis Wirth, 1994
Forcipomyia (Blantonia) caribbea Wirth & Dow, 1971Spiny phlox
Forcipomyia basifemoralis Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia bifida Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia farri Wirth, 1966
Forcipomyia jamaicensis Wirth, 1970
Forcipomyia messersmithi Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia penultimata Wirth, 1972
Forcipomyia willistoni Wirth, 1971
Palpomyia insularis Spinelli & G..., 1989
Parabezzia jamaicensis Wirth, 1965
Parabezzia uncinata Johannsen, 1943
Pellucidomyia lanei Wirth & Rata..., 1971
Stenoxenus setiger Macfie, 1939

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Jamaica
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
9
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
9
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