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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Mosquitoes and Midges (Culicomorpha) » Biting Midges (Ceratopogonidae) » Ceratopogoninae » Predaceous Midges (Ceratopogonini)

Tribe Ceratopogonini - Predaceous Midges

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Range · Remarks · Works Cited
biting midge - Alluaudomyia paraspina - male Alluaudomyia paraspina? - Alluaudomyia - male Fly B - Stilobezzia viridis - female biting midge - Stilobezzia antennalis - male predaceous midge - Stilobezzia - male odd fly - Stilobezzia antennalis - female Allohelea - Allohelea Stilobezzia coquilletti
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
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
Tribe Ceratopogonini (Predaceous Midges)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Includes former tribe Stilobezzini
Numbers
~1200 spp. in ~60 genera worldwide(1)
Size
Wing length usually 1-2 mm
Range
Worldwide. The tribe evolved from Gondwanan ancestors and is more speciose in the Southern Hemisphere, especially the Neotropical region.
Remarks
Females are predators of insects, especially Chironomidae, often capturing males from mating swarms. Some eat their own mates.(2)
Works Cited
1.Borkent A. (2012) World species of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
2.The Predaceous Midges of the World
Willis W. Wirth, William L. Grogan. 1988. CRC Press.
Contributed by John F. Carr on 8 May, 2010 - 7:30am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 26 October, 2013 - 7:01pm

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