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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Nicaragua (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
424
4260
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
423
4259
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
4172
7847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3357
6494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
64
488
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
84
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
47
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
23
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
10
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicaragua
10 Genera with 32 Species
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1968Midge21SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 01SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyia Say, 01SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Neobezzia Wirth & Rata..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
32 Species
Clinohelea horacioi Lane, 1944
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Oecacta) shortti Smith & Swam..., 1932
Culicoides castillae Fox, 1946
Culicoides crescentris Wirth & Blanton, 1959
Culicoides debilipalpis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides diabolicus Hoffman, 1925
Culicoides efferus Fox, 1952
Culicoides elutus Macfie, 1948
Culicoides gabaldoni Ortiz, 1954
Culicoides glabellus Wirth & Blanton, 1956
Culicoides luteoventus Root & Hoffman, 1937
Culicoides lyrinotatus Wirth & Blanton, 1955
Culicoides metagonatus Wirth & Blanton, 1956
Culicoides palpalis (Macfie, 1948)⇒ Culicoides austropalpalis Lee & Reye, 1955
Culicoides pifanoi Ortiz, 1951
Culicoides poikilonotus Macfie, 1948
Culicoides propriipennis Macfie, 1948
Culicoides pusilloides Wirth & Blanton, 1955
Culicoides trinidadensis Hoffman, 1925
Culicoides verecundus Macfie, 1948
Culicoides xanifer Wirth & Blanton, 1968
Downeshelea chiapasi
Forcipomyia harpa Spinelli & B..., 2004
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Heteromyia wokei
Monohelea chiapasi Lane & Wirth, 1964
Monohelea chirusi Lane & Wirth, 1964
Neobezzia blantoni Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Paryphoconus terminalis Coquillett, 1904
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Nicaragua
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
8
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
2
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