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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
438
828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
82
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
29
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
12
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
12 Genera with 32 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Bothamia Meiswinkel, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Fanthamia De Meillon, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Kolenohelea De Meillon &..., 19867SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Notoceratopogon De Meillon &..., 19862SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
32 Species
Alluaudomyia anserina Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Alluaudomyia rudolfi Meillon & Do..., 1986
Bothamia demeilloni Meiswinkel, 1987
Clinohelea insperata Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Dasyhelea falcata Meillon & Do..., 1986
Dasyhelea salta Meillon & Do..., 1986
Fanthamia aniculae Meillon & Do..., 1986
Fanthamia draconis Meillon & Do..., 1986
Fanthamia forsteri Meillon & Do..., 1986
Fanthamia gigantulus Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Fanthamia montana Meillon & Do..., 1986
Fanthamia sani Meillon & Do..., 1986
Forcipomyia aenigma Meillon & Do..., 1986
Forcipomyia arcis Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia brunnea Meillon & Do..., 1986
Forcipomyia campanula Meillon & Do..., 1986
Forcipomyia montana Meillon & Do..., 1986
Forcipomyia stewarti Meillon & Do..., 1986
Kolenohelea inusitata Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Kolenohelea jarmilae Meillon & Do..., 1986
Kolenohelea luciae Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Kolenohelea milleri Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Kolenohelea mirabunda Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Kolenohelea mirifica Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Kolenohelea monticola Meillon & Do..., 1986
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Notoceratopogon minutus Meillon & Do..., 1986
Notoceratopogon vockerothi Meillon & Do..., 1986
Palpomyia armigera Meillon & Do..., 1986
Serromyia silvatica Meillon & Do..., 1986
Serromyia zuluensis Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) fulva Meillon & Do..., 1986

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Natal
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
9
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
6
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