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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
3154
5763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
3043
5576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
228
2127
4038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
336
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
119
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
58
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
24
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast Brazil
8 Genera with 12 Species
Bahiahelea Wirth, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1913Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 02SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19917SpeciesTaxom
Schizodactylus Brullé, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
12 Species
Bahiahelea brasiliensis Wirth, 1991
Culicoides bambusicola Lutz, 1913
Dasyhelea soriai
Dasyhelea winderi
Forcipomyia bahiensis Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Forcipomyia blantoni Soria & Bystrak, 1975Marbletree
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Forcipomyia multidentata Ronderos & S..., 1999
Forcipomyia soriai Wirth, 1991
Forcipomyia squamitibia Lutz, 1914
Forcipomyia winderi Wirth, 1991
Schizodactylus groeningae R. G. Martin..., 2007

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
7
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