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Checklist for Subfamily Ceratopogoninae Newman, 1834
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
1980
4363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
184
1536
3519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
79
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
30
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
18
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
13
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
10
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fiji
10 Genera with 18 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1928Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Hebetula Wirth & Debe..., 19481SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19902SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
18 Species
Alluaudomyia bipunctata Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Alluaudomyia tenuistylata Tokunaga, 1959
Bezzia vitilevuensis Wirth & Giles, 1990
Clinohelea tasmaniensis Lee, 1948
Culicoides (Avaritia) brevitarsis Kieffer, 1917Horse hypersensitive biting midge
Culicoides (Trithecoides) belkini Wirth & Arnaud, 1969
Culicoides (Trithecoides) cancrisocius Macfie, 1946
Culicoides (Trithecoides) mollis Edwards, 1928
Downeshelea stenochora Wirth & Giles, 1990
Echinohelea flava Tokunaga, 1963
Hebetula tonnoiri Lee, 1948
Monohelea beaveri Wirth & Giles, 1990
Monohelea coloisuvae Wirth & Giles, 1990
Monohelea fijiensis Wirth & Giles, 1990
Monohelea leveri Wirth & Giles, 1990
Nilobezzia fijiensis Wirth & Giles, 1990
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) bifurcata Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) browni Wirth & Giles, 1990

Subnodes of Ceratopogoninae with occurrences in Fiji
TribeCeratopogonini
Newman, 1834
Predaceous Midges
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCulicoidini
Kieffer, 1911
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHeteromyiini
Wirth, 1962
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePalpomyiini
Enderlein, 1936
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSphaeromiini
Newman, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ceratopogoninae at artfakta.se
Ceratopogoninae at dyntaxa.se
Ceratopogoninae at itis.gov
Ceratopogoninae at marinespecies.org