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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Terceira Island (Azores)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
786
1096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
781
1091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
199
777
1085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
573
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
158
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
46
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
30
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
26
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Terceira Island
4 Genera with 7 Species
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1921Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Terceira Island
7 Species
Brachypogon (Isohelea) griseipennis Stora, 1945
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) circumscriptus Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides (Culicoides) newsteadi Austen, 1921
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) flavifrons Guérin, 1833
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Terceira Island
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
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