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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
535
5529
14269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
5515
14254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5423
14103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
4090
11399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
647
1589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
160
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
86
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
55
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
12
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Australia
12 Genera with 31 Species
Austroconops Wirth & Lee, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Austrohelea Wirth & Grogan, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Crispomyia Debenham, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1955Midge10SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Hebetula Wirth & Debe..., 19743SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19882SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
31 Species
Austroconops annettae Borkent, 2004
Austroconops mcmillani Wirth & Lee, 1959Mcmillan's Biting Midge
Austrohelea brevipes Lee, 1948
Crispomyia monacha Debenham, 1974
Crispomyia receptaculum Debenham, 1974
Culicoides (Avaritia) actoni Smith, 1929
Culicoides (Avaritia) brevipalpis Delfinado, 1961
Culicoides (Avaritia) brevitarsis Kieffer, 1917Horse hypersensitive biting midge
Culicoides (Avaritia) fulvus Sen & Gupta, 1959
Culicoides (Avaritia) nudipalpis Delfinado, 1961
Culicoides (Avaritia) wadai Kitaoka, 1980
Culicoides (Oecacta) clavipalpis Mukerji, 1931
Culicoides (Trithecoides) bundyensis Lee & Reye, 1955
Culicoides (Trithecoides) pallidothorax Lee & Reye, 1963
Culicoides (Trithecoides) waringi Lee & Reye, 1955
Forcipomyia (Caloforcipomyia) quokkae Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) charon Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) paenulata Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia (Metaforcipomyia) crepidinis Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Hebetula bisulca Debenham, 1974
Hebetula lemur Debenham, 1974
Hebetula versicolor Debenham, 1974
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) bullsbrookensis Smee, 1966
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) grandis Carter, 1921
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) halophilus Smee, 1966
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) longicornis Carter, 1921
Leptoconops (Leptoconops) smeei Wirth & Atchley, 1973
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Debenhamia) dycei Wirth & Grogan, 1988

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in West Australia
SubfamilyAustroconopinae
Borkent, 1987
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
9
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptoconopinae
Noe, 1907
1
5
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