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Ceratopogonidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Newman, E. (1834). Attempted division of British insects into natural orders. <em>Entomological Magazine.</em> 2, 379–431.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Diptera
family
Ceratopogonidae

Name

Synonyms
Ceratopogon crassipalpis Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon madagascariensis Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon tenuipes Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon viscatus Meunier, 1912
Heleidae
Simulia pasithea von Heyden, 1870
Simulium terribilis Förster, 1891
Sinopogonites eocenicus Hong, 2002
Homonyms
Ceratopogonidae
Common names
Biting Midge in English
Biting Midge in English
Biting Midges in English
Chaquistes in Spanish
Gnitzen in German
Knaasjes in Dutch
Knijsjes in Dutch
Kuczmanowate in Polish
Maruins in Portuguese
Mitter in Danish
Mitter in Danish
Mosquitos or gnats in English
Namu in Maori
No-see-ums in English
Punkies in English
Sand Flies in English
Seratopogonidyakarcagiller in Turkish
Warmassies in Afrikaans
biting midge in English
biting midges in language.
biting midges in English
biting midges in English
brûlots in French
brûlots in French
cératopogonidés in French
cératopogonidés in French
habesääsklased in Estonian
hihtet in Northern Sami
knijten of knutjes in Dutch
knutten in Dutch
moahtta in Northern Sami
moscas-de-areia in Portuguese
mosquitinhos-do-mangue in Portuguese
mosquitos mordedores y parientes in Spanish
moucherons piqueurs in French
moucherons piqueurs in French
no-see-ums in language.
pakomárcovití in Czech
pakomárikovité in Slovak
polttiaiset in Finnish
polttiaiset in Finnish
punkies in language.
svidknott in Swedish
sviknott in Norwegian Bokmål
Σκνίπες in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Кистюхові комарі in Ukrainian
Китичникові комарі in Ukrainian
Макрацы in Belarusian
Мокрецеві in Ukrainian
Мокрецы in Russian

Bibliographic References

  1. Alroy (2015) Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database.
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  4. Beuk, P.L.Th. (ed.) (2002)
  5. De Pauw, N. & Vannevel, R. (eds.) (1991)
  6. Grootaert, P.; De Bruyn, L.; De Meyer, M. (1991). Catalogue of the Diptera of Belgium. <em>Studiedocumenten van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen.</em> 70: 338pp.
  7. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  8. Newman, E. (1834). Attempted division of British insects into natural orders. <em>Entomological Magazine.</em> 2, 379–431.
  9. Nilsson, A. (ed.) (1997)
  10. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  11. Shewell, G. E.,Downes, J. A.,Vockeroth, J. R.,Peterson, B. V.,Wirth, W. W.,Teskey, H. J.,McAlpine, J. F.,Wood, D. M. (1981) Chapter 28. Ceratopogonidae http://diptera.myspecies.info/node/3352
  12. Smith, K.G.V. (1989)
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