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Checklist for Family Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 (biting midge)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
155
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
98
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
86
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
20
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
20 Genera with 60 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 04SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19426SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19658SpeciesTaxom
Bothahelea Grogan & Wirth, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1913Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Fanthamia De Meillon, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19897SpeciesTaxom
Homohelea Kieffer, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Mackerrasomyia Debenham, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Macropeza Meigen, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19344SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
60 Species
Alluaudomyia claudia Meillon, 1942
Alluaudomyia congolensis Meillon, 1939
Alluaudomyia fragilicornis Clastrier, 1958
Alluaudomyia meeseri
Atrichopogon distictus
Atrichopogon distinctus Kieffer, 1918
Atrichopogon homopterus (Kieffer, 1919)⇒ Atrichopogon lucorum Meigen, 1818
Atrichopogon melanimus Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon salisburiensis Meillon, 1959
Atrichopogon victoriae Meillon, 1942
Bezzia africana Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Bezzia flavoscutellaris Haeselbarth, 1975
Bezzia melanoflava Clastrier, 1958
Bezzia niokoloensis Clastrier, 1958
Bezzia nyasae Macfie, 1932
Bezzia rhodesiensis Haeselbarth, 1975
Bezzia varia Haeselbarth, 1975
Bezzia wirthi Haeselbarth, 1965
Bothahelea gigantostyla Grogan & Wirth, 1983
Bothahelea phelpsi Grogan & Wirth, 1983
Brachypogon (Isohelea) advena
Brachypogon demeilloni Grogan & Wirth, 1993
Brachypogon wirthorum Grogan & Mei..., 1997
Ceratopogon advena Meillon, 1959
Culicoides nivosus Meillon, 1937
Culicoides ravus Meillon, 1936
Culicoides tropicalis Kieffer, 1913
Dasyhelea atra Meillon & Wirth, 1989
Dasyhelea columna Meillon & Wirth, 1989
Dasyhelea hamata Meillon & Wirth, 1989
Dasyhelea imperfecta Meillon & Wirth, 1989
Dasyhelea tugelae Meillon, 1936
Fanthamia cardinis Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Forcipomyia furfura Meillon & Wirth, 1989
Forcipomyia gokwe Meillon & Wirth, 1989
Forcipomyia guttata Meillon & Wirth, 1989
Forcipomyia lemuria Meillon, 1961
Forcipomyia randensis Meillon, 1931
Forcipomyia statirae Meillon, 1936
Forcipomyia watshami Meillon & Wirth, 1989
Homohelea delanoe Meillon, 1942
Homohelea melia Meillon, 1943
Jenkinshelea corea Meillon, 1942
Jenkinshelea rhodesiensis Meillon, 1937
Johannsenomyia albidorsata Meillon, 1937
Johannsenomyia angulosa Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Mackerrasomyia zumpti Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Macropeza stephensi Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Nilobezzia hunyani Meillon, 1943
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Phaenobezzia cinnae Meillon, 1936
Phaenobezzia mashonensis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Phaenobezzia pistiae Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Phaenobezzia probata Meillon, 1937
Sphaeromias eugenei Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Sphaeromias meesseri Meillon, 1942
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) flavoscutellatis
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) meeseri
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) withi
Stilobezzia longicornis Goetghebuer, 1934

Subnodes of Ceratopogonidae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
18
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
13
Genera
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