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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
4719
10309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
4717
10307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
4621
10120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
3828
8886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
527
1169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
102
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
40
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
28
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
16
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
16 Genera with 27 Species
Bezzia Kieffer, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1937Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Macropeza Meigen, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Pellucidomyia Macfie, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Tetrabezzia Kieffer, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Xenohelea Kieffer, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
27 Species
Bezzia edwardsi Meillon, 1938
Bezzia umlalazia Meillon, 1940
Clinohelea usheri Meillon, 1959
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides nivosus Meillon, 1937
Dasyhelea fusca Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea inconspicuosa Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea mocambicana Meillon, 1942
Forcipomyia maura Kieffer, 1918
Jenkinshelea rhodesiensis Meillon, 1937
Macropeza longipes Seguy, 1931
Macropeza natalensis Meillon, 1937
Mallochohelea luaboensis Meillon, 1959
Nilobezzia belligera Meillon, 1940
Palpomyia fusca Meillon, 1938
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Pellucidomyia sambulena Meillon, 1942
Phaenobezzia cinnae Meillon, 1936
Phaenobezzia mashonensis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Phaenobezzia probata Meillon, 1937
Sphaeromias servilia Meillon, 1942
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) usheri
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) intermedia Meillon, 1939
Stilobezzia poikiloptera Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Stilobezzia versicolor Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Tetrabezzia soeiroi Meillon, 1942
Xenohelea galatea Meillon, 1942

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Mozambique
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
13
24
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