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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
457
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
64
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
26
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
5 Genera with 8 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
8 Species
Atrichopogon stannusi Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Bezzia nyasae Macfie, 1932
Culicoides (Avaritia) miombo Meiswinkel, 1991
Culicoides lamborni Ingram & Macfie, 1925
Dasyhelea nyasae Ingram & Macfie, 1925
Dasyhelea philotherma Macfie, 1939
Dasyhelea picata Macfie, 1932
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Malawi
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
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