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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Tennessee (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
476
4010
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
475
4007
8731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
450
3905
8446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
315
3222
6875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
69
466
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
127
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
48
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
36
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
9
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tennessee
9 Genera with 18 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19185SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tennessee
18 Species
Alluaudomyia variegata Glick & Mullen, 1982
Bezzia setosinotum Wirth & Grogan, 1983Clearwater phlox
Culicoides alexanderi Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Forcipomyia acinacis Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia gravesi Wirth & Spin..., 1992
Mallochohelea atripes Wirth, 1962Downy phlox
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Palpomyia rubiginosa Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Serromyia crassifemorata Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Serromyia nudicolis Borkent, 1990
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) viridis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia coquilletti Kieffer, 1917Brewer's redmaids
Stilobezzia lutea Malloch, 1918

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Tennessee
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
2
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