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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
826
2194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
175
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
51
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
39
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
8
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
8 Genera with 29 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1913Midge15SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
29 Species
Alluaudomyia monosticta Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon characapodus Speiser, 1910
Atrichopogon lindneri Wirth, 1964
Atrichopogon melinois Speiser, 1910
Atrichopogon stannusi Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Culicoides (Avaritia) tororoensis Khamala & Ke..., 1971
Culicoides (Avaritia) trifasciellus Goetghebuer, 1935
Culicoides adersi Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Culicoides albopunctatus Clastrier, 1960
Culicoides alticola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides amaniensis Khamala, 1991
Culicoides bedfordi Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Culicoides bergi Cochrane, 1973
Culicoides brucei Austen, 1909
Culicoides cornutus Meillon, 1937
Culicoides kaimosiensis Khamala, 1991
Culicoides kibatiensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Culicoides pellucidus Khamala, 1991
Culicoides translucens Khamala, 1991
Culicoides tropicalis Kieffer, 1913
Forcipomyia corsoni Macfie, 1926
Forcipomyia monoplectron Lane, 1977
Forcipomyia striaticornis Kieffer, 1918
Forcipomyia tangae Kieffer, 1913
Leptoconops (Styloconops) spinosifrons Carter, 1921
Mallochohelea kirki Macfie, 1939
Palpomyia kilembei Macfie, 1939
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Stilobezzia amaniensis Meillon, 1980

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
5
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
8
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