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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3330
7483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3327
7479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
406
3251
7308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
296
2764
6284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
516
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
133
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
30
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maine
7 Genera with 14 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1995Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maine
14 Species
Atrichopogon epicautae Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Atrichopogon farri Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Bezzia downesi Dow & Turner, 1976
Ceratopogon inverecundus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides downesi Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) palustris (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Forcipomyia monilicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) monilicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) eques Johannsen, 1908
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) fairfaxensis Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Forcipomyia crinita Saunders, 1964
Jenkinshelea magnipennis Johannsen, 1908
Probezzia fuscipennis Wirth, 1971

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Maine
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
7
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