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Checklist for Subfamily Ceratopogoninae Newman, 1834
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
147
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
50
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
32
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
8
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
6
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
6 Genera with 45 Species
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1979Midge36SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
45 Species
Alluaudomyia imparungius Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides (Avaritia) kanagai Khamala, 1991
Culicoides (Avaritia) tororoensis Khamala & Ke..., 1971
Culicoides (Avaritia) trifasciellus Goetghebuer, 1935
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Culicoides adersi Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Culicoides albovenosus Khamala, 1991
Culicoides arenarius Edwards, 1922
Culicoides bedfordi Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Culicoides brucei Austen, 1909
Culicoides cornutus Meillon, 1937
Culicoides eriodendroni Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides exspectator Clastrier, 1959
Culicoides fuscicaudae Macfie, 1947
Culicoides gambiae Clastrier & ..., 1961
Culicoides giganteus Khamala, 1991
Culicoides isechnoensis Glick, 1990
Culicoides isioloensis Cornet, Nevi..., 1974
Culicoides kaimosiensis Khamala, 1991
Culicoides karenensis Glick, 1990
Culicoides kerichoensis Khamala, 1991
Culicoides kibatiensis Goetghebuer, 1935
Culicoides kingi Austen, 1912
Culicoides magnus Colaco, 1946
Culicoides moreli Clastrier, 1959
Culicoides nairobiensis Glick, 1990
Culicoides nivosus Meillon, 1937
Culicoides ovalis Khamala, 1991
Culicoides papillatus Khamala, 1991
Culicoides parvulus Khamala, 1991
Culicoides radiomaculatus Khamala, 1991
Culicoides rhizophorensis Khamala, 1991
Culicoides shimoniensis Khamala, 1991
Culicoides spinifer Khamala, 1991
Culicoides sylvicola Khamala, 1991
Culicoides tropicalis Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides walkeri Boorman, 1979
Dasyhelea insignicornis (Kieffer, 1913)⇒ Dasyhelea wirthi Clastrier, 1974
Dasyhelea philotherma Macfie, 1939
Dasyhelea wirthi Clastrier, 1974
Mallochohelea kirki Macfie, 1939
Mallochohelea unca Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Palpomyia elogoni Macfie, 1939
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959

Subnodes of Ceratopogoninae with occurrences in Kenya
TribeCeratopogonini
Newman, 1834
Predaceous Midges
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCulicoidini
Kieffer, 1911
1
36
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePalpomyiini
Enderlein, 1936
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSphaeromiini
Newman, 1834
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeStenoxenini
Coquillett, 1899
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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