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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region North Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
468
6345
15847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
6186
15437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
4560
12054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
702
2003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
194
722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
92
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
59
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
19
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Brazil
19 Genera with 76 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19886SpeciesTaxom
Amerohelea Grogan & Wirth, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19985SpeciesTaxom
Clastrieromyia Spinelli & G..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1948Midge36SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Fittkauhelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19176SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Neobezzia Wirth & Rata..., 19724SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Paryphocunus1SpeciesTaxom
Schizonyxhelea Clastrier, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Brazil
76 Species
Alluaudomyia amazonica Spinelli & W..., 1984
Alluaudomyia distispinulosa Spinelli & W..., 1984
Alluaudomyia fittkaui Spinelli & W..., 1984
Alluaudomyia nubeculosa Spinelli & W..., 1984
Alluaudomyia punctiradialis
Alluaudomyia punctivenosa Wirth & Grogan, 1988
Amerohelea dalcyi Grogan & Wirth, 1981
Amerohelea nelsoni Grogan & Wirth, 1981
Atrichopogon nukini Felippe-Bauer, 2018
Atrichopogon shawadaua Felippe-Bauer, 2018
Bezzia aitkeni Spinelli, 1991
Bezzia clavipennis Spinelli & W..., 1989
Bezzia pseudovenustula Spinelli, 1991
Brachypogon apunctipennis Spinelli & G..., 1998
Brachypogon paraensis Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Brachypogon pseudoparaensis Spinelli & G..., 1998
Brachypogon schmitzi Spinelli & G..., 1998
Brachypogon spatuliformis Spinelli & G..., 1998
Clastrieromyia kremeri Spinelli & G..., 1985
Culicoides (Haematomyidium) paraensis Goeldi, 1905
Culicoides (Hoffmania) foxi Ortiz, 1950
Culicoides (Hoffmania) fusipalpis Wirth & Blanton, 1973
Culicoides (Hoffmania) ignacioi Forattini, 1957
Culicoides (Hoffmania) insignis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Trithecoides) barreti Wirth & Hubert, 1959
Culicoides aitkeni Wirth & Blanton, 1968
Culicoides amazonicus Santarém, Fe..., 2014
Culicoides belemensis Wirth & Blanton, 1973
Culicoides benarrochi Ortiz & Mirsa, 1952
Culicoides carpenteri Wirth & Blanton, 1953
Culicoides coutinhoi Barretto, 1944
Culicoides darlingtonae Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides dasyophus Macfie, 1940
Culicoides debilipalpis Lutz, 1913Northern bog violet
Culicoides diabolicus Hoffman, 1925
Culicoides eublepharus Macfie, 1948
Culicoides felippebauerae Spinelli, 2007
Culicoides filariferus Hoffman, 1939
Culicoides galindoi Wirth & Blanton, 1953
Culicoides glabellus Wirth & Blanton, 1956
Culicoides glabrior Macfie, 1940
Culicoides gouldi Wirth & Hubert, 1989
Culicoides guarani Ronderos & S..., 1994
Culicoides heliconiae Fox & Hoffman, 1944
Culicoides hylas Macfie, 1940
Culicoides jurbergi Felippe-Bauer, 2005
Culicoides leopoldoi Ortiz, 1951
Culicoides ocumarensis Ortiz, 1950
Culicoides paraignacioi Spinelli, 1993
Culicoides paucienfuscatus Barbosa, 1947
Culicoides peruvianus Felippe-Bauer, 2003
Culicoides pseudodiabolicus Fox, 1946
Culicoides travassosi Forattini, 1957
Culicoides verecundus Macfie, 1948
Fittkauhelea amazonica Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Forcipomyia aitkeni Meillon & Wirth, 1980
Forcipomyia amazonica Wirth, 1971
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia guamai Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia hermosa Utmar & Wirth, 1976
Forcipomyia microtoma Kieffer, 1917
Monohelea affinis Felippe-Bauer, 1991
Monohelea cornuta Felippe-Baue..., 2017
Monohelea maculipennis Coquillett, 1905
Neobezzia albitarsis Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Neobezzia blantoni Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Neobezzia clavipes Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Neobezzia fittkaui Wirth & Rata..., 1972
Parabezzia inequalis
Paryphoconus brunneipennis Spinelli & W..., 1984
Paryphoconus fittkaui Spinelli & W..., 1984
Paryphoconus fusciradialis Spinelli & W..., 1984
Paryphocunus brunneipennis
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in North Brazil
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
14
63
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptoconopinae
Noe, 1907
1
0
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