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Checklist for Subfamily Forcipomyiinae Lenz, 1934
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
748
1915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
167
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
93
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
84
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
15
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyForcipomyiinae
Lenz, 1934
2
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
2 Genera with 8 Species
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19185SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
8 Species
Atrichopogon hirsutipennis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon melanimus Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Atrichopogon victoriae Meillon, 1942
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) biannulata Ingram & Macfie, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) inornatipennis Austen, 1912
Forcipomyia indecora (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Forcipomyia psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia mopsus Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Forcipomyia striaticornis Kieffer, 1918


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