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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
655
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
186
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
88
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
74
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
15
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Alberta
15 Genera with 40 Species
Adelohelea Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1937Midge14SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19375SpeciesTaxom
Heleageron Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Lasiohelea Kieffer, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Minyohelea Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Palaeobrachypogon Borkent, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Peronehelea Borkent, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Protoculicoides Boesel, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 20124SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
40 Species
Adelohelea glabra A. Borkent, 1995
Ceratopogon aquilonius Boesel, 1937
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides annosus A. Borkent, 1995
Culicoides bullus A. Borkent, 1995
Culicoides canadensis (Wirth & Blanton, 1969)⇒ Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Culicoides cockerellii Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides crepuscularis Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides filipalpis K. Y. Remm, 1976
Culicoides obuncus A. Borkent, 1995
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides stilobezzioides Foote & Pratt, 1954
Culicoides travisi Vargas, 1949
Culicoides tyrrelli M. W. Boesel, 1937
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) bensoni Edwards, 1933
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) modesta Winnertz, 1852
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) turficola Kieffer, 1925
Dasyhelea tyrrelli Boesel, 1937
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) glauca Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) titillans Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) crassipes Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Synthyridomyia) acidicola Tokunaga, 1937
Heleageron arenatus A. Borkent, 1995
Lasiohelea globosa Boesel, 1937
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) primaevus A. Borkent, 1995
Minyohelea pumilis A. Borkent, 1995
Palaeobrachypogon aquilonius M. W. Boesel, 1937
Palaeobrachypogon remmi A. Borkent, 1995
Palaeobrachypogon vetus A. Borkent, 1995
Peronehelea chrimikalydia A. Borkent, 1995
Protoculicoides ciliatus A. Borkent, 2012
Protoculicoides depressus M. W. Boesel, 1937
Protoculicoides globosus Boesel, 1937
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) antennalis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia pikei A. Borkent, 2012

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Southern Alberta
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
10
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptoconopinae
Noe, 1907
2
2
Genera
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