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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
4968
10480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
4962
10473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
4804
10089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
336
3968
8340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
78
658
1338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
200
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
95
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
79
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
14
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kansas
14 Genera with 26 Species
Allohelea Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge6SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19026SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19073SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kansas
26 Species
Allohelea johannseni Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Atrichopogon (Lophomyidium) fusculus Coquillett, 1901
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Ceratopogon pontis Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Culicoides (Amossovia) arboricola Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides (Amossovia) elemae Pappas & Pappas, 1989
Culicoides (Amossovia) guttipennis (Coquillett, 1901)⇒ Culicoides meijerei Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides multipunctatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) squamigera Kieffer, 1916
Forcipomyia goniognatha Wirth & Mess..., 1971Longleaf phlox
Forcipomyia leptognatha Wirth & Mess..., 1971Longleaf phlox
Forcipomyia pilosa Coquillett, 1902
Forcipomyia texana Long, 1902
Jenkinshelea albaria Coquillett, 1895
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Nilobezzia brevicornis Wirth, 1952
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Phaenobezzia opaca Loew, 1861
Probezzia smithii Coquillett, 1901
Sphaeromias longipennis Loew, 1861
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia elegantula Johannsen, 1907

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Kansas
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
11
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
8
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