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Checklist for Tribe Ceratopogonini Newman, 1834 (Predaceous Midges)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1705
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
294
979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
109
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
73
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
32
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
27
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCeratopogonini
Newman, 1834
Predaceous Midges
14
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
14 Genera with 20 Species
Allohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Baeodasymyia Clastrier & ..., 19993SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Cacaohelea Wirth & Grogan, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Parabezzia Malloch, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Parastilobezzia Wirth & Blanton, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Schizonyxhelea Clastrier, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Spinellihelea Borkent, Gro..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19584SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
20 Species
Alluaudomyia stictipennis Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Baeodasymyia christopheri Borkent, 1999
Baeodasymyia lydiae Borkent, 1999
Baeodasymyia michaeli Borkent, 1999
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Cacaohelea adusta Borkent & Pi..., 2008
Cacaohelea curva Borkent & Pi..., 2008
Cacaohelea glukhovae Borkent & Pi..., 2008
Cacaohelea youngi Wirth & Grogan, 1988
Monohelea mayeri Ortiz, 1950
Monohelea poncai Lane & Wirth, 1964
Parabezzia blantoni Wirth, 1965
Parabezzia clastrieri Spinelli & G..., 1987
Parabezzia unguis Wirth, 1965Downy phlox
Rhynchohelea monilicornis Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Spinellihelea brevicosta Borkent, Gro..., 2008
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia fuscula Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Stilobezzia nigroflava Lane & Forat..., 1958


Links, sources and further information
Ceratopogonini at artfakta.se
Ceratopogonini at dyntaxa.se
Ceratopogonini at itis.gov