Ceratopogonidae
Also known as: Biting Midge, Biting Midges, Chaquistes, Gnitzen, Knaasjes, Knijsjes, Kuczmanowate, Maruins
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Ceratopogonidae |
| Published in | Newman, E. (1834). Attempted division of British insects into natural orders. <em>Entomological Magazine.</em> 2, 379–431. |
| Habitat | MARINE, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 141 |
| Species records held | 6401 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 13827 |
| GBIF key | 3340 |
Genera in Ceratopogonidae
- Culicoides — 1467 species: Culicoides abbreviatipennis, Culicoides abchazicus, Culicoides abditus, Culicoides absitus, Culicoides acanthostoma, Culicoides accraensis, Culicoides achkamalicus, Culicoides achrayi
- Forcipomyia — 1199 species: Forcipomyia abbaekiefferi, Forcipomyia abdita, Forcipomyia abdominalis, Forcipomyia abercrombyi, Forcipomyia abyssiniae, Forcipomyia acanthophora, Forcipomyia acidicola, Forcipomyia acinacis
- Dasyhelea — 685 species: Dasyhelea abdita, Dasyhelea abdominalis, Dasyhelea abhazica, Dasyhelea abonnenci, Dasyhelea abreui, Dasyhelea abronica, Dasyhelea abyenensis, Dasyhelea actita
- Atrichopogon — 538 species: Atrichopogon abrasus, Atrichopogon abyssiniae, Atrichopogon acanthocolpus, Atrichopogon acosmetus, Atrichopogon adamsoni, Atrichopogon adjacens, Atrichopogon aegyptius, Atrichopogon aereum
- Stilobezzia — 356 species: Stilobezzia acrotrichis, Stilobezzia addita, Stilobezzia africana, Stilobezzia alba, Stilobezzia albiabdominalis, Stilobezzia albicoxa, Stilobezzia albocincta, Stilobezzia amaniensis
- Palpomyia — 288 species: Palpomyia abdominalis, Palpomyia abrupta, Palpomyia aculeata, Palpomyia afra, Palpomyia alba, Palpomyia albiditarsis, Palpomyia albipennis, Palpomyia aldrichi
- Alluaudomyia — 206 species: Alluaudomyia abdominalis, Alluaudomyia abonnenci, Alluaudomyia acicula, Alluaudomyia adunca, Alluaudomyia albigena, Alluaudomyia albopicta, Alluaudomyia alpina, Alluaudomyia altalocei
- Brachypogon — 170 species: Brachypogon acutus, Brachypogon aethiopicus, Brachypogon afifi, Brachypogon africanus, Brachypogon albipennis, Brachypogon alexandros, Brachypogon americanus, Brachypogon apunctipennis
- Leptoconops — 156 species: Leptoconops acer, Leptoconops albiventris, Leptoconops algeriensis, Leptoconops americanus, Leptoconops amplifemoralis, Leptoconops amplificatus, Leptoconops andersoni, Leptoconops antiquus
- Monohelea — 152 species: Monohelea accipiter, Monohelea affinis, Monohelea africana, Monohelea aguirrei, Monohelea albiclavatoris, Monohelea ampligonata, Monohelea andersoni, Monohelea andrei
- Ceratopogon — 134 species: Ceratopogon abdominalis, Ceratopogon abstrusus, Ceratopogon adductus, Ceratopogon advena, Ceratopogon albipennis, Ceratopogon alcides, Ceratopogon algidus, Ceratopogon alpinus
- Nilobezzia — 81 species: Nilobezzia acanthopus, Nilobezzia alipennis, Nilobezzia allotropica, Nilobezzia aranea, Nilobezzia arcuatipes, Nilobezzia armata, Nilobezzia ateles, Nilobezzia atoporna
- Serromyia — 52 species: Serromyia aethiopiae, Serromyia alphea, Serromyia amazonica, Serromyia anomalicornis, Serromyia arabica, Serromyia atra, Serromyia barberi, Serromyia bicolor
- Parabezzia — 48 species: Parabezzia alexanderi, Parabezzia arenosa, Parabezzia atchleyi, Parabezzia balseiroi, Parabezzia blantoni, Parabezzia brasiliensis, Parabezzia brunnea, Parabezzia bystraki
- Mallochohelea — 44 species: Mallochohelea aenipes, Mallochohelea albibasis, Mallochohelea albiclava, Mallochohelea albihalter, Mallochohelea alpina, Mallochohelea aspera, Mallochohelea australiensis, Mallochohelea boettcheri
- Downeshelea — 43 species: Downeshelea alia, Downeshelea avizi, Downeshelea bahiana, Downeshelea bicornis, Downeshelea bifida, Downeshelea bimaculata, Downeshelea capra, Downeshelea casimirensis
- Paryphoconus — 43 species: Paryphoconus aemulus, Paryphoconus amapaensis, Paryphoconus angustipennis, Paryphoconus anomalicornis, Paryphoconus apicalis, Paryphoconus barrettoi, Paryphoconus batesi, Paryphoconus brunneipennis
- Clinohelea — 42 species: Clinohelea albopennis, Clinohelea argentina, Clinohelea barrettoi, Clinohelea bimaculata, Clinohelea bisignata, Clinohelea curriei, Clinohelea damascenoi, Clinohelea dimidiata
- Allohelea — 35 species: Allohelea afra, Allohelea afrotropica, Allohelea allocota, Allohelea annulata, Allohelea arboricola, Allohelea basiflava, Allohelea borealosinica, Allohelea bottimeri
- Probezzia — 29 species: Probezzia albitibia, Probezzia albiventris, Probezzia atriventris, Probezzia baptosmixa, Probezzia bottimeri, Probezzia concinna, Probezzia fairchildi, Probezzia fiscipennis
- Johannsenomyia — 27 species: Johannsenomyia abdominalis, Johannsenomyia albidorsata, Johannsenomyia angulosa, Johannsenomyia annulicornis, Johannsenomyia argentata, Johannsenomyia blantoni, Johannsenomyia ceylanica, Johannsenomyia dichroa
- Echinohelea — 26 species: Echinohelea aitkeni, Echinohelea australiensis, Echinohelea barbelensis, Echinohelea blantoni, Echinohelea flava, Echinohelea hardyi, Echinohelea jamaicensis, Echinohelea laensis
- Phaenobezzia — 24 species: Phaenobezzia astyla, Phaenobezzia beni, Phaenobezzia chonganensis, Phaenobezzia cinnae, Phaenobezzia griseipennis, Phaenobezzia mashonensis, Phaenobezzia maya, Phaenobezzia mellipes
- Sphaeromias — 24 species: Sphaeromias bifidus, Sphaeromias conjuncta, Sphaeromias connexa, Sphaeromias corsoni, Sphaeromias decoratus, Sphaeromias eugenei, Sphaeromias fasciatus, Sphaeromias inermipes
- Macropeza — 23 species:
- Hebetula — 22 species:
- Stenoxenus — 22 species:
- Kolenohelea — 20 species:
- Macrurohelea — 20 species:
- Jenkinshelea — 18 species:
- Heteromyia — 17 species:
- Homohelea — 16 species:
- Archiaustroconops — 14 species:
- Ceratoculicoides — 14 species:
- Xenohelea — 14 species:
- Amerohelea — 13 species:
- Lasiohelea — 12 species:
- Paradasyhelea — 11 species:
- Austroconops — 10 species:
- Meunierohelea — 10 species:
- Neobezzia — 10 species:
- Schizonyxhelea — 10 species:
- Minyohelea — 9 species:
- Pellucidomyia — 9 species:
- Anebomyia — 8 species:
- Atriculicoides — 8 species:
- Austrohelea — 8 species:
- Eohelea — 8 species:
- Leehelea — 8 species:
- Dibezzia — 7 species:
- Baeodasymyia — 6 species:
- Calyptopogon — 6 species:
- Gedanohelea — 6 species:
- Nannohelea — 6 species:
- Neosphaeromias — 6 species:
- Protoculicoides — 6 species:
- Tetrabezzia — 6 species:
- Mackerrasomyia — 5 species:
- Metahelea — 5 species:
- Stiloculicoides — 5 species:
- Archiculicoides — 4 species:
- Borkenthelea — 4 species:
- Cacaohelea — 4 species:
- Camptopterohelea — 4 species:
- Clastrieromyia — 4 species:
- Gerontodacus — 4 species:
- Adelohelea — 3 species:
- Bothahelea — 3 species:
- Diaphanobezzia — 3 species:
- Lanehelea — 3 species:
- Mantohelea — 3 species:
- Neurobezzia — 3 species:
- Palaeobrachypogon — 3 species:
- Sinhalohelea — 3 species:
- Afrostilobezzia — 2 species:
- Austrosphaeromias — 2 species:
- Baeohelea — 2 species:
- Chairopogon — 2 species:
- Crispomyia — 2 species:
- Euprojoannisia — 2 species:
- Fossihelea — 2 species:
- Heleageron — 2 species:
- Indobezzia — 2 species:
- Lanatomyia — 2 species:
- Leptohelea — 2 species:
- Neoculicoides — 2 species:
- Neurohelea — 2 species:
- Notiohelea — 2 species:
- Notoceratopogon — 2 species:
- Oculudentavis — 2 species:
- Pachyhelea — 2 species:
- Parastilobezzia — 2 species:
- Peronehelea — 2 species:
- Schizohelea — 2 species:
- Washingtonhelea — 2 species:
- Afrohelea — 1 species:
- Agilihelea — 1 species:
- Alautunmyia — 1 species:
- Alloimyia — 1 species:
- Amberaspinus — 1 species:
- Ankylohelea — 1 species:
- Atyphohelea — 1 species:
- Bahiahelea — 1 species:
- Bothamia — 1 species:
- Brachycretacea — 1 species:
- Burmahelea — 1 species:
- Capehelea — 1 species:
- Ceratohelea — 1 species:
- Ceratopalpomyia — 1 species:
- Chelohelea — 1 species:
- Devalquia — 1 species:
- Fittkauhelea — 1 species:
- Fossileptoconops — 1 species:
- Groganhelea — 1 species:
- Guihelea — 1 species:
- Heteroceratopogon — 1 species:
- Heterohelea — 1 species:
- Hypsimyia — 1 species:
- Isthmohelea — 1 species:
- Jordanoconops — 1 species:
Showing the 120 genera with the most species records held.
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.