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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
968
2414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
175
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
81
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
57
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
24
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
24 Genera with 85 Species
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Allohelea Kieffer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Amerohelea Grogan & Wirth, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoculicoides Wirth & Rata..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1971Midge29SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19875SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 190210SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 04SpeciesTaxom
Pachyhelea Wirth, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19185SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
85 Species
Allohelea bottimeri Wirth, 1991
Alluaudomyia needhami Thomsen, 1935Iberian geranium
Alluaudomyia variegata Glick & Mullen, 1982
Amerohelea frontispina Dow & Turner, 1976
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Bezzia laciniastyla Dow & Turner, 1976
Bezzia pulverea Coquillett, 1901
Bezzia punctipennis Williston, 1896
Bezzia texensis Wirth & Grogan, 1983Clearwater phlox
Bezzia varicolor Coquillett, 1902
Ceratoculicoides virginianus Wirth, 1951
Clinohelea bimaculata Loew, 1861
Culicoides (Amossovia) arboricola Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides (Amossovia) ousairani Khalaf, 1952Rose moss
Culicoides (Amossovia) pecosensis Wirth, 1955
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) helveticus Callot, Krem..., 1962
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides (Oecacta) furens Poey, 1851
Culicoides arubae Fox & Hoffman, 1944
Culicoides bergi Cochrane, 1973
Culicoides bermudensis Williams, 1956Elephant creeper
Culicoides blantoni Vargas & Wirth, 1955Leiberg's umbrellawort
Culicoides bottimeri Wirth, 1955
Culicoides cacticola Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides copiosus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides eadsi Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Culicoides hinmani Khalaf, 1952Rose moss
Culicoides jamaicensis Edwards, 1922Biting midge
Culicoides jonesi Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides luglani Jones & Wirth, 1958Forked catchfly
Culicoides multipunctatus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Culicoides nanus Root & Hoffman, 1937Schaffner's wattle
Culicoides neopulicaris Wirth, 1955
Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides ryckmani Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Culicoides scanloni Wirth & Hubert, 1962
Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones, 1957)⇒ Culicoides occidentalis Wirth & Jones, 1957
Culicoides stonei James, 1943Claretcup hedgehog
Culicoides sublettei Atchley, 1967
Culicoides werneri Wirth & Blanton, 1971
Dasyhelea brookmani Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Dasyhelea grisea Coquillett, 1901
Dasyhelea messersmithi Waugh & Wirth, 1976Davis horsenettle
Dasyhelea navaiae Waugh & Wirth, 1976Davis horsenettle
Dasyhelea sublettei Wirth, 1987
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Forcipomyia eadsi Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia goniognatha Wirth & Mess..., 1971Longleaf phlox
Forcipomyia pricei Wirth & Spin..., 1993
Forcipomyia sonora Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Forcipomyia squamipes (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Forcipomyia lefanui Carter, 1916
Forcipomyia tenuichela Dow & Wirth, 1972
Forcipomyia texana Long, 1902
Forcipomyia wheeleri Long, 1902
Jenkinshelea albaria Coquillett, 1895
Jenkinshelea stonei Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Johannsenomyia argentata Loew, 1861
Leptoconops sublettei Clastrier & ..., 1978
Mallochohelea caudellii Coquillett, 1905
Mallochohelea pullata Wirth, 1952
Mallochohelea texensis Wirth, 1962Downy phlox
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Nilobezzia brevicornis Wirth, 1952
Nilobezzia minor Wirth, 1952
Nilobezzia schwarzii Coquillett, 1901
Nilobezzia setipes
Pachyhelea magnus
Pachyhelea pachymera Williston, 1900
Palpomyia aspina Grogan & Wirth, 1979Gregg's cloak fern
Palpomyia bottimeri Grogan & Wirth, 1979Gregg's cloak fern
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Parabezzia atchleyi Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Parabezzia texensis Grogan & Wirth, 1977Gray's cloak fern
Phaenobezzia opaca Loew, 1861
Probezzia albiventris Loew, 1861
Probezzia bottimeri Wirth, 1971
Sphaeromias longipennis Loew, 1861
Stenoxenus johnsoni Coquillett, 1899
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) viridis Coquillett, 1901
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia coquilletti Kieffer, 1917Brewer's redmaids
Stilobezzia hirta Borkent, 1997
Stilobezzia lutea Malloch, 1918

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Texas
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
20
72
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
11
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