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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
377
2771
6458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
376
2768
6455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
352
2702
6328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
2204
5303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
64
417
762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
125
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
53
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
46
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wyoming
4 Genera with 8 Species
Culicoides Latreille, 1943Midge5SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wyoming
8 Species
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides cockerellii Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides davisi Wirth & Rowley, 1971Wild sweetwilliam
Culicoides defoliarti Atchley & Wirth, 1979
Culicoides palmerae James, 1943Claretcup hedgehog
Forcipomyia christiansoni Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Palpomyia limnochares Macfie, 1940
Phaenobezzia opaca Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Wyoming
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
3
7
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