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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Riverside County (Eastern California, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
318
1918
3616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
1917
3616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
303
1877
3536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
211
1581
3103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
248
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
39
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
22
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Riverside County
9 Genera with 15 Species
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1999Midge8SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Washingtonhelea Wirth & Grogan, 19881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Riverside County
15 Species
Ceratopogon relictus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides boydi Wirth & Mullens, 1992
Culicoides copiosus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides hieroglyphicus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides luteovenus Root & Hoffman, 1937
Culicoides vestus
Culicoides vetustus Breidenbaugh..., 1999
Dasyhelea pallens Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Leptoconops californiensis Wirth, 1973Smooth phlox
Leptoconops knowltoni Clastrier & ..., 1978
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Washingtonhelea frommeri Wirth & Grogan, 1988

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Riverside County
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptoconopinae
Noe, 1907
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