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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Switzerland (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
519
5821
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
5819
17618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
5734
17452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
4726
15307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
652
1804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
179
702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
36
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
28
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
9
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Switzerland
9 Genera with 18 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1996Midge9SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Hebetula Wirth & Debe..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
18 Species
Atrichopogon wallisensis Clastrier & ..., 1996
Bezzia hihifoi Clastrier & ..., 1996
Brachypogon (Brachypogon) fagicola Delecolle & ..., 1999
Culicoides (Avaritia) chiopterus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) circumscriptus Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides (Culicoides) lupicaris (Downes & Kettle, 1952)⇒ Culicoides delta Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Culicoides) pulicaris Linnaeus, 1758Biting midge
Culicoides (Oecacta) duddingstoni Kettle & Lawson, 1955
Culicoides (Silvaticulicoides) pallidicornis Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides (Trithecoides) bodemensis Clastrier & ..., 1996
Culicoides (Trithecoides) chazeaui Clastrier & ..., 1996
Dasyhelea hihifoi Clastrier & ..., 1996
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) pseudonigra Delecolle & ..., 1999
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) sihlwaldensis Delecolle & ..., 1999
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) matautuensis Clastrier & ..., 1996
Hebetula uveae Clastrier & ..., 1996
Mallochohelea alpina Clastrier, 1962

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Switzerland
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
4
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