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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2025
3758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
2021
3753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
1997
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
1539
2917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
378
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
140
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
60
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
41
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
19
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Seychelles
19 Genera with 91 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Amerohelea Grogan & Wirth, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1968Midge33SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 197712SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 01SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 198314SpeciesTaxom
Hebetula Wirth & Debe..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Homohelea Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Metacanthohelea Wirth & Grogan, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Neurobezzia Wirth & Rata..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 195612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
91 Species
Alluaudomyia inexspectata Clastrier, 1983
Alluaudomyia marmorata Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Amerohelea galindoi Grogan & Wirth, 1981
Atrichopogon lampronotus Kieffer, 1911
Atrichopogon trichotomma Kieffer, 1911
Bezzia ornatissima Kieffer, 1911
Bezzia rufipes Kieffer, 1911
Bezzia seychelleana Kieffer, 1911
Bezzia spinosella Clastrier, 1983
Brachypogon ethelae Spinelli & G..., 1998
Culicoides (Oecacta) kusaiensis Tokunaga, 1940
Culicoides adamskii Wirth, 1990
Culicoides almirantei Wirth & Blanton, 1959
Culicoides antefurcatus Wirth & Blanton, 1959
Culicoides azureus Wirth & Blanton, 1959
Culicoides commatis Wirth & Blanton, 1959
Culicoides daedaloides Wirth & Blanton, 1959
Culicoides diabolicus Hoffman, 1925
Culicoides dicrourus Wirth & Blanton, 1955
Culicoides elutus Macfie, 1948
Culicoides fluvialis Macfie, 1940
Culicoides galindoi Wirth & Blanton, 1953
Culicoides glabellus Wirth & Blanton, 1956
Culicoides glabrior Macfie, 1940
Culicoides hylas Macfie, 1940
Culicoides iriartei Fox, 1952
Culicoides lyrinotatus Wirth & Blanton, 1955
Culicoides macrostigma Wirth & Blanton, 1953
Culicoides marshi Wirth & Blanton, 1956
Culicoides nigrigenus Wirth & Blanton, 1956
Culicoides pasilloides
Culicoides patulipalpis Wirth & Blanton, 1959
Culicoides phaeonotus Wirth & Blanton, 1959
Culicoides pifanoi Ortiz, 1951
Culicoides pilosus Wirth & Blanton, 1959
Culicoides poikilonotus Macfie, 1948
Culicoides propriipennis Macfie, 1948
Culicoides pusilloides Wirth & Blanton, 1955
Culicoides rangeli Ortiz & Mirsa, 1952
Culicoides tenuilobus
Culicoides tetrathyris Wirth & Blanton, 1959
Culicoides uniradialis Wirth & Blanton, 1953
Culicoides xanifer Wirth & Blanton, 1968
Dasyhelea aurantiaca Kieffer, 1911
Dasyhelea bipunctata Wirth & Mess..., 1977
Dasyhelea cogani Wirth, 1990
Dasyhelea davidi Clastrier, 1983
Dasyhelea fosteri Clastrier, 1983
Dasyhelea hutsoni Wirth, 1990
Dasyhelea latiforceps Clastrier, 1983
Dasyhelea nigricans Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea scotti Kieffer, 1911
Dasyhelea seychellensis Kieffer, 1911
Dasyhelea speciosa Clastrier, 1983
Dasyhelea tamsi Wirth & Mess..., 1977
Downeshelea cebacoi Lane & Wirth..., 0
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) biannulata Ingram & Macfie, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Schizoforcipomyia) borbonica Clastrier, 1959Biting midge
Forcipomyia chrysolopha Kieffer, 1911Biting midge
Forcipomyia falcinella Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia fuliginata Clastrier, 1983
Forcipomyia hutsoni Wirth & Rata..., 1976
Forcipomyia latiunguis Clastrier, 1983
Forcipomyia lefanui Carter, 1916
Forcipomyia mahensis Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia richardlanei Clastrier, 1983
Forcipomyia sensillata Clastrier, 1983
Forcipomyia sexannulata Clastrier, 1983
Forcipomyia tsacasi Clastrier, 1983
Hebetula hexacantha Kieffer, 1911
Homohelea stuckenbergi Meillon, 1961
Leptoconops (Styloconops) spinosifrons Carter, 1921
Metacanthohelea cogani Wirth & Grogan, 1988
Monohelea pulchripennis Kieffer, 1911
Neurobezzia tsacasi Clastrier, 1983
Nilobezzia scotti Kieffer, 1911
Parabezzia blantoni Wirth, 1965
Serromyia festiva Kieffer, 1911
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) spirogyrae Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Stilobezzia areolaris Kieffer, 1911
Stilobezzia diminuta Lane & Forat..., 1958
Stilobezzia mahensis Clastrier, 1983
Stilobezzia maia Lane & Forat..., 1958
Stilobezzia nyei Clastrier, 1983
Stilobezzia ornata Lane & Forat..., 1958
Stilobezzia pallescens Lane & Forat..., 1958
Stilobezzia pallidipes Clastrier, 1983
Stilobezzia seychelleana Clastrier, 1983
Stilobezzia transversa Lane & Forat..., 1958
Stilobezzia wirthi Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Seychelles
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
16
74
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptoconopinae
Noe, 1907
1
1
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