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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
558
8318
30598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
557
8313
30590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
8181
30271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6695
26862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
774
2467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
189
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
78
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
55
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
19
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madagascar
19 Genera with 41 Species
Atrichipogon1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1935Midge8SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19186SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Homohelea Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Macropeza Meigen, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Tetrabezzia Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Xenohelea Kieffer, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
41 Species
Atrichipogon briani
Atrichopogon briani Meillon, 1961
Atrichopogon hirsutipennis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon nilssoni Meillon & Wirth, 1989
Bezzia africana Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Bezzia demeilloni Haeselbarth, 1975
Ceratopogon crassipalpis F. Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon madagascariensis F. Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon tenuipes F. Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon viscatus F. Meunier, 1912
Culicoides (Avaritia) brosseti Vattier & Adam, 1966
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides bisolis Kremer & Bru..., 1973
Culicoides fulvithorax Austen, 1912
Culicoides grahamii Austen, 1909
Culicoides madagascarensis Meillon, 1961
Culicoides moreli Clastrier, 1959
Culicoides vitshumbiensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Dasyhelea fenerivensis Meillon, 1961
Dasyhelea fusca Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) biannulata Ingram & Macfie, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia hamoni Meillon, 1959
Forcipomyia lemuria Meillon, 1961
Forcipomyia mopsus Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Forcipomyia striaticornis Kieffer, 1918
Homohelea diabolus Meillon, 1961
Homohelea stuckenbergi Meillon, 1961
Johannsenomyia albidorsata Meillon, 1937
Leptoconops (Styloconops) spinosifrons Carter, 1921
Macropeza nigra Seguy, 1931
Macropeza pallidipes Seguy, 1931
Mallochohelea hamata Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Mallochohelea siricis Meillon, 1961
Monohelea litoraurea Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Sphaeromias par Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia longicornis Goetghebuer, 1934
Stilobezzia pauliani Meillon, 1961
Tetrabezzia diazi Meillon, 1961
Xenohelea galatea Meillon, 1942

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Madagascar
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
13
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptoconopinae
Noe, 1907
1
1
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