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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Tasmania (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
517
4089
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4082
8315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
4035
8248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
338
3289
7100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
656
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
22
203
616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
80
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
57
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
10
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tasmania
10 Genera with 24 Species
Austrohelea Wirth & Grogan, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 189610SpeciesTaxom
Hebetula Wirth & Debe..., 19481SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19564SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
24 Species
Austrohelea tasmaniensis Lee, 1948
Bezzia tasmaniensis Lee, 1948
Clinohelea tasmaniensis Lee, 1948
Culicoides pycnostictus Ingram & Macfie, 1925
Forcipomyia (Bassoforcipomyia) centurio Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) saltivaga Skuse, 1889
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) vandiemeni Debenham & W..., 1984
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) tortuosa Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Metaforcipomyia) campana Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Pedilohelea) proavia Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) insignis Skuse, 1889
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Hebetula tonnoiri Lee, 1948
Mallochohelea aspera Debenham, 1974
Monohelea umbrosipennis Debenham, 1972
Palpomyia decima Lee, 1948
Palpomyia limnochares Macfie, 1940
Palpomyia tasmanica Lee, 1948
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) genitalis Lee, 1948
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) tasmaniensis Lee, 1948
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Tasmania
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
10
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