Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada

Family Ceratopogonidae - Biting Midges

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Subphylum Hexapoda - Hexapods
Class Insecta - Insects
Order Diptera - Flies
No Taxon "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera)
Infraorder Culicomorpha - Mosquitoes and Midges
Family Ceratopogonidae - Biting Midges

Subfamily Ceratopogoninae
Genus Culicoides
Species crepuscularis - Culicoides crepuscularis
Species variipennis - Culicoides variipennis
No Taxon guttipennis group
Species villosipennis - Culicoides villosipennis
Tribe Ceratopogonini - Predaceous Midges
Genus Allohelea
Species johannseni - Allohelea johannseni
Genus Alluaudomyia
Species bella - Alluaudomyia bella
Species needhami - Alluaudomyia needhami
Species paraspina - Alluaudomyia paraspina
Genus Ceratopogon
Genus Downeshelea
Species stonei - Downeshelea stonei
Genus Echinohelea
Species lanei - Echinohelea lanei
Genus Monohelea
Genus Stilobezzia
Species antennalis - Stilobezzia antennalis
Species beckae - Stilobezzia beckae
Species coquilletti - Stilobezzia coquilletti
Species sybleae - Stilobezzia sybleae
Species viridis - Stilobezzia viridis
No Taxon subgenus Acanthohelea
Species lutea - Stilobezzia lutea
Tribe Heteromyiini
Genus Clinohelea
Species currei - Clinohelea currei
Species bimaculata - Clinohelea bimaculata
Genus Heteromyia
Species prattii - Heteromyia prattii
Species fasciata - Heteromyia fasciata
Tribe Palpomyiini
Genus Bezzia
Species nobilis - Bezzia nobilis
Species perplexa - Bezzia perplexa
Species varicolor - Bezzia varicolor
Genus Palpomyia
Species rufa - Palpomyia rufa
Genus Phaenobezzia
Species opaca - Phaenobezzia opaca
Tribe Sphaeromiini
Genus Jenkinshelea
Species albaria - Jenkinshelea albaria
Genus Johannsenomyia
Species annulicornis - Johannsenomyia annulicornis
Species argentata - Johannsenomyia argentata
Genus Mallochohelea
Species atripes - Mallochohelea atripes
Species albibasis - Mallochohelea albibasis
Genus Nilobezzia
Species schwarzii - Nilobezzia schwarzii
Species mallochi - Nilobezzia mallochi
Genus Probezzia
Species albitibia - Probezzia albitibia
Species pallida - Probezzia pallida
Species infuscata - Probezzia infuscata
Species xanthogaster - Probezzia xanthogaster
Genus Sphaeromias
Species bifidus - Sphaeromias bifidus
Species longipennis - Sphaeromias longipennis
Tribe Stenoxenini
Genus Dasyhelea
Subfamily Forcipomyiinae
Genus Atrichopogon
Species fusculus - Atrichopogon fusculus
Species levis - Atrichopogon levis
Species minutus - Atrichopogon minutus
Species peregrinus - Atrichopogon peregrinus
No Taxon species "A"
No Taxon subgenus Meloehelea
Genus Forcipomyia
No Taxon subgenus Forcipomyia
Species bipunctata - Forcipomyia bipunctata
Species brevipennis - Forcipomyia brevipennis
Species macswaini - Forcipomyia macswaini
Species pictoni - Forcipomyia pictoni
No Taxon Larvae and Pupae
Species bystraki - Forcipomyia bystraki
Species genualis - Forcipomyia genualis
No Taxon subgenus Trichohelea
Species eques - Forcipomyia eques
Species cinctipes - Forcipomyia cinctipes
Species fairfaxensis - Forcipomyia fairfaxensis
Species fuliginosa - Forcipomyia fuliginosa
Species glauca - Forcipomyia glauca
Species pluvialis - Forcipomyia pluvialis
No Taxon species "Z"
No Taxon ectoparasites on wings
No Taxon ectoparasites
No Taxon Larvae
Genus Leptoconops
Species californiensis - Leptoconops californiensis
No Taxon Unidentified Eggs, Larvae and Pupae