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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3632
7047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
3629
7044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3553
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
2937
5698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
345
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
98
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
50
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
37
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
11
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Louisiana
11 Genera with 28 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1926Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19532SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Louisiana
28 Species
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Atrichopogon websteri Coquillett, 1901
Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902
Culicoides (Amossovia) arboricola Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides (Amossovia) guttipennis (Coquillett, 1901)⇒ Culicoides meijerei Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides biguttatus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides mississippiensis Hoffman, 1926
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) corinneae Gosseries, 1991
Dasyhelea grisea Coquillett, 1901
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) genualis Loew, 1866
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) pictoni Macfie, 1938Georgia frostweed
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) fusicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia squamipes (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Forcipomyia lefanui Carter, 1916
Forcipomyia texana Long, 1902
Johannsenomyia argentata Loew, 1861
Mallochohelea flavidula Malloch, 1914
Monohelea macfiei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Monohelea maculipennis Coquillett, 1905
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Probezzia ludoviciana Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Probezzia nigra Wirth, 1971
Probezzia rosewalli Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Probezzia smithii Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Louisiana
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
9
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
9
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