Synopsis of the genera of Ceratopogonidae (Diptera)

Abstract

Summary.A synopsis is presented for the classification of the 78 genera and subgenera of C eratopogonidae of the w orld. Taxonom ic keys are given for the separation of the genera. A short history is given for the classification of the fam ily. The biting m idges of this fam ily include im portant bloodsucking pests, vectors of several anim al diseases, pollinators of seve ral tropical crops, and parasites and predators of other insects. Résum é.Tableau synoptique des genres de C eratopogonidae (Diptera).

Chimaerohelea, a new genus of Ceratopogonidae (Diptera) from north Queensland

“…In the key of Wirth et al (1974) the tribes Ceratopogonini and Stilobezziini are separated by the length of the radial cell and the presence or absence of pubescence on the eyes. Wirth and Wada (1979) placed the main emphasis on the presence of antennal sensilla coeloconica in Ceratopogonini, but not Stilobezziini, giving secondary importance to the usually hairy eyes and equal tarsal claws of the former.…”

The Chironomidae and Ceratopogonidae (Diptera) of New Zealand’s subantarctic islands

“…These must be only a small fraction of the total species occurring there. For terminology, explanation of ceratopogonid morphology and systematics, and generic diagnosis the reader is referred to comprehensive papers by Lee (1948), Wirth (1952), and Wirth et al (1974Wirth et al ( , 1977 Thorax dark brown; mesonotum subshining, with erect brown hairs and semi-appressed, brassy, scalelike hairs. Legs pale brown, with dense setae on tarsi minutely feathered, semi-appressed short setae, and a few erect, long, bristle-like setae (Fig.…”

Keys to the Immature Stages of Some Australian Ceratopogonidae (Diptera)

“…Consequently the subfamily keys have been constructed from literature on the Nearctic fauna by Saunders (1956Saunders ( , 1964, Laurence and Mathias (1972) and Wirth et al (1974). No information is available on the immature stages of Austroconopinae.…”