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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4273
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3569
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
686
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
179
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
52
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
33
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
13
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Massachusetts
13 Genera with 23 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Schizohelea Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
23 Species
Atrichopogon farri Wirth, 1956Fall phlox
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Atrichopogon peregrinus Johannsen, 1908
Clinohelea bimaculata Loew, 1861
Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851
Culicoides alexanderi Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides hollensis Melander & B..., 1903Biting midge
Culicoides melleus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides mulrennani Beck, 1957
Dasyhelea pollinosa Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Downeshelea stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Echinohelea lanei Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) ciliata Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) fairfaxensis Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Heteromyia fasciata Say, 1825
Monohelea andersoni Wirth & Grogan, 1981Carpet phlox
Monohelea bifurcata Wirth & Will..., 1964
Monohelea obscura Wirth & Will..., 1964
Palpomyia downesi Grogan & Wirth, 1979
Palpomyia jonesi Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Parabezzia alexanderi Wirth, 1965Downy phlox
Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Massachusetts
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
11
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
5
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