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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
1962
8404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
436
1866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
199
1088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
170
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
41
321
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
41 Genera with 321 Species
#ABCDFHJKLMNPS
Afrohelea Wirth, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 05SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 197415SpeciesTaxom
Ankylohelea De Meillon &..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 194216SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 194014SpeciesTaxom
Bothahelea Grogan & Wirth, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Bothamia Meiswinkel, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 198117SpeciesTaxom
Capehelea De Meillon &..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Rata..., 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19379SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1936Midge31SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 198728SpeciesTaxom
Dibezzia Kieffer, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Fanthamia De Meillon, 198613SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 198155SpeciesTaxom
Homohelea Kieffer, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Kolenohelea De Meillon &..., 198214SpeciesTaxom
Lasiohelea Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19818SpeciesTaxom
Luciamyia De Meillon, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Macropeza Meigen, 19368SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19236SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19357SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Notoceratopogon De Meillon &..., 19862SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 198715SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Paryphoconus Enderlein, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19367SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizohelea Kieffer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 198318SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
321 Species
Afrohelea capensis Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Allohelea johannseni Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Allohelea makonde
Allohelea maureenae
Allohelea meeseri
Allohelea mimas
Alluaudomyia anserina Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Alluaudomyia bimater (Meillon & Hardy, 1953)⇒ Ceratopogon bimater Meillon & Hardy, 1953
Alluaudomyia cobra Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Alluaudomyia falcata (Meillon & Wirth, 1983)⇒ Alluaudomyia riparia Clastrier, 1978
Alluaudomyia libanius
Alluaudomyia louisi Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Alluaudomyia lunata Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Alluaudomyia maculosa Meillon, 1936
Alluaudomyia magoebai Meillon, Mei..., 1982
Alluaudomyia natalensis Meillon, 1939
Alluaudomyia riparia Clastrier, 1978
Alluaudomyia rudolfi Meillon & Do..., 1986
Alluaudomyia senta Meillon, 1936
Alluaudomyia soutini Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Alluaudomyia transvaalensis Meillon, 1974
Ankylohelea montana Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Atrichopogon (Psammopogon) luteicollis Becker, 1903
Atrichopogon africanus Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Atrichopogon celibatus Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon distictus
Atrichopogon distinctus Kieffer, 1918
Atrichopogon falcis Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Atrichopogon helles Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Atrichopogon hirsutipennis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon kelainosoma Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Atrichopogon luteipes Goetghebuer, 1933
Atrichopogon melanimus Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon natalensis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon phrixus Meillon, 1943
Atrichopogon salisburiensis Meillon, 1959
Atrichopogon turneri Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon victoriae Meillon, 1942
Bezzia africana Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Bezzia agathae (Meillon, 1940)⇒ Bezzia nyasae Macfie, 1932
Bezzia amana Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Bezzia chrysolopha Kieffer, 1912
Bezzia diversipes Clastrier, 1958
Bezzia flavicorporis Meillon, 1939
Bezzia haroldi Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Bezzia insolita Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Bezzia nicator Meillon, 1959
Bezzia nigerrima Haeselbarth, 1965
Bezzia nyasae Macfie, 1932
Bezzia segermanae Haeselbarth, 1975
Bezzia turrita Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Bezzia umlalazia Meillon, 1940
Bothahelea nama Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Bothahelea phelpsi Grogan & Wirth, 1983
Bothamia demeilloni Meiswinkel, 1987
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) bergensis Meillon & Hardy, 1953
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) corius Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) hamiltoni Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) krugeri Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) libanius Meillon, 1943
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) sitius Meillon, 1959
Brachypogon (Isohelea) africanus Meillon, 1929
Brachypogon (Isohelea) agathae
Brachypogon (Isohelea) alcides
Brachypogon (Isohelea) bimater
Brachypogon (Isohelea) caniculae
Brachypogon (Isohelea) meeseri
Brachypogon (Isohelea) meiswinkeli
Brachypogon (Isohelea) natalensis
Brachypogon (Isohelea) neethlingi
Brachypogon (Isohelea) stuckenbergi
Brachypogon grobleri Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Capehelea steli Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Ceratopogon alcides Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Ceratopogon armipes (Meillon, 1959)⇒ Palpomyia armipes Meigen, 1838
Ceratopogon bergensis (Meillon & Hardy, 1953)⇒ Brachypogon bergensis Meillon & Hardy, 1953
Ceratopogon bimater Meillon & Hardy, 1953
Ceratopogon carina (Meillon & Hardy, 1953)⇒ Fanthamia carina Meillon & Hardy, 1953
Ceratopogon corius (Meillon & Hardy, 1954)⇒ Brachypogon corius Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Ceratopogon kama Meillon, 1959
Ceratopogon meeseri Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Ceratopogon natalensis Meillon, 1937
Clinohelea curriei Coquillett, 1905
Clinohelea insperata Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Culicoides (Avaritia) bolitinos Meiswinkel, 1989
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides (Avaritia) loxodontis Meiswinkel, 1992
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) tuttifrutti Meiswinkel &..., 2003
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Oecacta) accraensis Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides bedfordi Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Culicoides biguttatus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides brucei Austen, 1909
Culicoides cornutus Meillon, 1937
Culicoides dutoiti Meillon, 1943
Culicoides engubandei Meillon, 1937
Culicoides eriodendroni Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides gulbenkiani Caeiro, 1959
Culicoides hildae Cornet & Nevill, 1979
Culicoides hypsipyles Meillon, 1936
Culicoides macintoshi Cornet & Nevill, 1980
Culicoides magnus Colaco, 1946
Culicoides nigripennis Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides nivosus Meillon, 1937
Culicoides olyslageri Kremer & Nevill, 1972
Culicoides onderstepoortensis Fiedler, 1951
Culicoides pretoriensis Kremer & Nevill, 1972
Culicoides punctithorax Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides pycnostictus Ingram & Macfie, 1925
Culicoides ravus Meillon, 1936
Culicoides stagetus Lee, 1979
Culicoides subschultzei Cornet & Bru..., 1994
Culicoides tropicalis Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides zuluensis Meillon, 1936
Dasyhelea cellulana Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Dasyhelea divergens Meillon, 1959
Dasyhelea falcata Meillon & Do..., 1986
Dasyhelea flaviformis Carter, Ingr..., 1922
Dasyhelea fontana Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Dasyhelea furcula Meillon & Wirth, 1989
Dasyhelea fusca Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea gigantosalpinx Meillon, 1937
Dasyhelea inconspicuosa Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea ismalilliae Macfie, 1943
Dasyhelea joycei Meillon, 1936
Dasyhelea larundae Meillon, 1936
Dasyhelea leporis Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Dasyhelea matubae Meillon, 1937
Dasyhelea nigofusca
Dasyhelea nigrofusca Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea nyasae Ingram & Macfie, 1925
Dasyhelea philotherma Macfie, 1939
Dasyhelea picata Macfie, 1932
Dasyhelea salinara
Dasyhelea salinaria Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Dasyhelea salta Meillon & Do..., 1986
Dasyhelea soutini Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Dasyhelea thompsoni Meillon, 1936
Dasyhelea transvallensis Meillon, 1959
Dasyhelea tranvaalensis
Dasyhelea tugelae Meillon, 1936
Dasyhelea upsilon Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Dibezzia gideoni Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Fanthamia abditus Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Fanthamia adulator Meillon, 1939
Fanthamia aniculae Meillon & Do..., 1986
Fanthamia cardinis Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Fanthamia carina Meillon & Hardy, 1953
Fanthamia draconis Meillon & Do..., 1986
Fanthamia forsteri Meillon & Do..., 1986
Fanthamia gigantulus Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Fanthamia jonkeri Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Fanthamia mennoi Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Fanthamia montana Meillon & Do..., 1986
Fanthamia ornatipennis Meillon, 1939
Fanthamia sani Meillon & Do..., 1986
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) biannulata Ingram & Macfie, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) inornatipennis Austen, 1912
Forcipomyia (Proforcipomyia) ingrami (Carter, 1919)⇒ Forcipomyia psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia (Rhinohelea) briani Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Forcipomyia (Rhinohelea) khoisana Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) litoraurea Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia aenigma Meillon & Do..., 1986
Forcipomyia anna Meillon, 1959
Forcipomyia arcis Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia ashantii Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia avocadonis Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Forcipomyia brincki Meillon, 1959
Forcipomyia brunnea Meillon & Do..., 1986
Forcipomyia campanula Meillon & Do..., 1986
Forcipomyia chrysolopha Kieffer, 1911Biting midge
Forcipomyia consortis Meillon & Wirth, 1989
Forcipomyia creesi Meillon, Mei..., 1982
Forcipomyia draconis Meillon & Wirth, 1980
Forcipomyia elegans Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Forcipomyia eshowensis Meillon, 1937
Forcipomyia flavicoxis Goetghebuer, 1935
Forcipomyia hamoni Meillon, 1959
Forcipomyia haroldi Meillon & Wirth, 1989
Forcipomyia hastata Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Forcipomyia hesiones Meillon, 1936
Forcipomyia ikinae Meillon, Mei..., 1982
Forcipomyia indecora (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Forcipomyia psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia iphias (Meillon, 1936)⇒ Forcipomyia striaticornis Kieffer, 1918
Forcipomyia lecordeurorum Meillon, Mei..., 1982
Forcipomyia lepidota (Ingram & Macfie, 1924)⇒ Forcipomyia chrysolopha Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia letabanus Meillon, Mei..., 1982
Forcipomyia limnetis Ingram & Macfie, 1931
Forcipomyia macronyx Goetghebuer, 1933
Forcipomyia montana Meillon & Do..., 1986
Forcipomyia mopsus Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Forcipomyia natalia Meillon, 1936
Forcipomyia pretoriana Kieffer, 1918
Forcipomyia pulla Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Forcipomyia radiifera Kieffer, 1918
Forcipomyia randensis Meillon, 1931
Forcipomyia roseae Meillon, Mei..., 1982
Forcipomyia rudebecki Meillon, 1959
Forcipomyia statirae Meillon, 1936
Forcipomyia stewarti Meillon & Do..., 1986
Forcipomyia striaticornis Kieffer, 1918
Forcipomyia thabinana Meillon, 1959
Forcipomyia tugelensis Meillon, 1959
Forcipomyia tzaneenensis Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Forcipomyia vesicula Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Forcipomyia waldenia Meillon, 1940
Forcipomyia warreni Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Homohelea albitudinis Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Jenkinshelea distincta Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Jenkinshelea polyxenae Meillon, 1936
Jenkinshelea sudwalai Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Johannsenomyia albidorsata Meillon, 1937
Johannsenomyia angulosa Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Johannsenomyia sidis (Meillon, 1959)⇒ Mallochohelea sidis Meillon, 1959
Kolenohelea dycei Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Kolenohelea equilis Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Kolenohelea inusitata Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Kolenohelea jarmilae Meillon & Do..., 1986
Kolenohelea leonina Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Kolenohelea luciae Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Kolenohelea milleri Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Kolenohelea mira Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Kolenohelea mirabunda Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Kolenohelea mirifica Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Kolenohelea monticola Meillon & Do..., 1986
Kolenohelea pedi Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Kolenohelea pugilator Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Kolenohelea uysorum Meillon, Mei..., 1982
Leptoconops (Holoconops) kerteszi Kieffer, 1908
Leptoconops auster Clastrier, 1981
Leptoconops capensis Meillon & Hardy, 1953
Leptoconops demeilloni Clastrier & ..., 1984
Leptoconops dixi Meillon, 1936
Leptoconops harrisoni Meillon & Hardy, 1953
Leptoconops nevilli Clastrier, 1981
Leptoconops umbellifer Clastrier, 1981
Luciamyia biloba Meillon, 1937
Macropeza aethiopica Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Macropeza affinis Macfie, 1939
Macropeza bayeri Meillon, 1937
Macropeza capensis Macfie, 1939
Macropeza fluviatilis Meillon, 1940
Macropeza geari Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Macropeza natalensis Meillon, 1937
Macropeza sibayae Meillon, 1936
Mallochohelea aukurabis Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Mallochohelea errinae Meillon, 1940
Mallochohelea fluminea Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Mallochohelea hansfordi Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Mallochohelea sidis Meillon, 1959
Mallochohelea turneri Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Monohelea makonde Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Monohelea maureenae Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Monohelea messeri Meillon, 1939
Monohelea mimas Meillon, 1939
Monohelea nigeriae Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Monohelea periucunda Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Monohelea praeclara Goetghebuer, 1935
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Nilobezzia belligera Meillon, 1940
Nilobezzia capensis (Meillon & Hardy, 1954)⇒ Nilobezzia robusta Meillon, 1937
Nilobezzia robusta Meillon, 1937
Notoceratopogon minutus Meillon & Do..., 1986
Notoceratopogon vockerothi Meillon & Do..., 1986
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) armipes Meigen, 1838
Palpomyia armigera Meillon & Do..., 1986
Palpomyia bicolor Macfie, 1941
Palpomyia erikae R. Szadziewski, 1993
Palpomyia errinae (Meillon, 1940)⇒ Mallochohelea errinae Meillon, 1940
Palpomyia gilva Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Palpomyia kurwana Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Palpomyia limnochares Macfie, 1940
Palpomyia magali Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Palpomyia nigrithorax Meillon, 1929
Palpomyia oliffi Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Palpomyia sanctaeluciae Meillon, 1937
Palpomyia singularis Meillon, 1937
Palpomyia verna Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Parabezzia capensis (Meillon & Hardy, 1954)⇒ Afrohelea capensis Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Parabezzia obscura Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Parabezzia stagni Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Paryphoconus telmatophilus Macfie, 1940
Phaenobezzia beni Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Phaenobezzia cinnae Meillon, 1936
Phaenobezzia mashonensis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Phaenobezzia pistiae Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Phaenobezzia probata Meillon, 1937
Phaenobezzia stuckenbergi Haeselbarth, 1965
Phaenobezzia vacunae Meillon, 1936
Schizohelea leucopeza Meigen, 1804
Serromyia nocticolor Kieffer, 1914
Serromyia silvatica Meillon & Do..., 1986
Serromyia stuckenbergi
Serromyia zuluensis Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Sphaeromias meesseri Meillon, 1942
Sphaeromias theileri Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Stenoxenus usutae Meillon, 1959
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) aethopica
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) flavida Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) fulva Meillon & Do..., 1986
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) inspirata
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) orientis Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) santaelucidae
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) trimaculata Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) zuluensis
Stilobezzia (Neostilobezzia) luteola Meillon, 1940
Stilobezzia (Neostilobezzia) natalensis Meillon, 1939
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) crossi Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) intermedia Meillon, 1939
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) limnophila Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) spirogyrae Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia longicornis Goetghebuer, 1934
Stilobezzia trilineata Meillon & Wirth, 1983

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
34
239
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
71
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptoconopinae
Noe, 1907
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom



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