Ceratopogon

Ceratopogon is a genus of flies belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae.[1]

Ceratopogon
Ceratopogon blanchardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ceratopogonidae
Genus: Ceratopogon
Meigen, 1803
Synonyms[1]
  • Anakempia Kieffer, 1924
  • Cerapogon Rafinesque, 1815
  • Diplohelea Kieffer, 1925
  • Helea Meigen, 1800
  • Isohelea Kieffer, 1921
  • Psilohelea Kieffer, 1915

The genus was first described by Meigen in 1803.[1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species:

  • Ceratopogon communis
  • Ceratopogon crassinervis
  • Ceratopogon grandiforceps
  • Ceratopogon lacteipennis
  • Ceratopogon niveipennis
  • Ceratopogon paucisetosus

References
  1. "Ceratopogon". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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