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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
373
5345
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
5344
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
5261
8620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
4580
7746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
70
682
797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
82
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
33
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
13
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Liberia
13 Genera with 17 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1919Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19605SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
17 Species
Alluaudomyia vudu Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Atrichopogon colossus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Culicoides ochrothorax Carter, 1919
Echinohelea barbelensis Meillon, 1960
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Forcipomyia mollipes Macfie, 1932
Monohelea messeri Meillon, 1939
Monohelea nigeriae Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Phaenobezzia mashonensis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Stenoxenus usutae Meillon, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia differens Meillon, 1960
Stilobezzia furcipes Meillon, 1960
Stilobezzia poikiloptera Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Stilobezzia simulator Meillon, 1960

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Liberia
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
10
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
3
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