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Corresponding author: Larry Huldén ( larry.hulden@helsinki.fi ) Academic editor: Jere Kahanpää
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Huldén L, Hulden L (2014) Checklist of the family Ceratopogonidae (Diptera) of Finland. In: Kahanpaa J, Salmela J (Eds) Checklist of the Diptera of Finland. ZooKeys 441: 53-61. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.441.7742
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A checklist of the family Ceratopogonidae (Diptera) recorded from Finland is provided.
Checklist, Finland, Diptera , Ceratopogonidae
The biting midges (Ceratopogonidae) have only occasionally been studied by Finnish entomologists. Most notable are the studies by
A World Catalogue of Ceratopogonidae is maintained by Art
Number of species:
World: 6180 extant species + 274 fossil species (
Europe: 567 species (Fauna Europaea, Szadzievski, Borkent and Dominiak 2014)
Finland: 97 species
Faunistic knowledge level in Finland: medium
suborder Nematocera Dumeril, 1805
infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948
superfamily Chironomoidea Newman, 1834
CERATOPOGONIDAE Newman, 1834
FORCIPOMYIINAE Lenz, 1934
ATRICHOPOGON Kieffer, 1906
sg. Atrichopogon Kieffer, 1906
Atrichopogon brunnipes (Meigen, 1804)
Atrichopogon fuscus (Meigen, 1804)
= fossicola (Kieffer, 1922)
Atrichopogon longicalcar Remm, 1961
Atrichopogon minutus (Meigen, 1830)
Atrichopogon pavidus (Winnertz, 1852)
sg. Meloehelea Wirth, 1956
Atrichopogon lucorum (Meigen, 1818)
Atrichopogon meloesugans Kieffer, 1922
= winnertzi auct. nec Goetghebuer, 1922
Atrichopogon oedemerarum Storå, 1939
sg. Psilokempia Enderlein, 1936
Atrichopogon appendiculatus (Goetghebuer, 1920)
Atrichopogon forcipatus (Winnertz, 1852)
Atrichopogon maculatus (Lundström, 1910)
= minutus var. maculatus Lundström, 1910
Atrichopogon rostratus (Winnertz, 1852)
FORCIPOMYIA Meigen, 1818
sg. Caloforcipomyia Saunders, 1957
Forcipomyia glauca Macfie, 1934
sg. Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Forcipomyia ciliata (Winnertz, 1852)
Forcipomyia costata (Zetterstedt, 1838)
= picea (Winnertz, 1852)
Forcipomyia kaltenbachi (Winnertz, 1852)
Forcipomyia myrmecophila (Egger, 1863)
Forcipomyia nigra (Winnertz, 1852)
sg. Microhelea Kieffer, 1917
Forcipomyia fuliginosa (Meigen, 1818)
= brevimana (Lundström, 1910)
sg. Thyridomyia Saunders, 1925
Forcipomyia monilicornis (Coquillett, 1905)
= hirta (Lundström, 1910)
sg. Trichohelea Goetghebuer, 1920
Forcipomyia eques (Johanssen, 1908)
DASYHELEINAE Lenz, 1934
DASYHELEA Kieffer, 1911
sg. Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
Dasyhelea bensoni Edwards, 1933
= vernalis Remm, 1979
Dasyhelea bilineata Goetghebuer, 1920
= saxicola (Edwards, 1929)
= obscura auct. nec (Winnertz, 1852)
= versicolor auct. nec (Winnertz, 1852)
Dasyhelea pallidiventris (Goetghebuer, 1931)
sg. Dicryptoscena Enderlein, 1936
Dasyhelea modesta (Winnertz, 1852)
= aestiva (Winnertz, 1852)
= longipalpis Kieffer, 1913
Dasyhelea notata Goetghebuer, 1920
sg. Pseudoculicoides Malloch, 1915
Dasyhelea corinneae Gosseries, 1991
= scutellata (Meigen, 1830), preocc.
Dasyhelea flavoscutellata (Zetterstedt, 1850)
= egens (Winnertz, 1852)
sg. Sebessia Remm, 1979
Dasyhelea holosericea (Meigen, 1804)
CERATOPOGONINAE Newman 1834
tribe Culicoidini Kieffer, 1911
Culicoides Latreille, 1809
Culicoides achrayi Kettle & Lawson, 1955
Culicoides albicans (Winnertz, 1852)
= vexans auct. nec (Staeger, 1839)
Culicoides chiopterus (Meigen, 1830)
Culicoides circumscriptus Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Culicoides fascipennis (Staeger 1839)
Culicoides festivipennis Kieffer, 1914
= odiblis Austen, 1921
Culicoides grisescens Edwards, 1939
Culicoides impunctatus Goetghebuer, 1920
Culicoides kibunensis Tokunaga 1937
= cubitalis Edwards in Edwards et al. 1939
Culicoides nubeculosus (Meigen, 1830)
Culicoides obsoletus (Meigen, 1818)
= varius (Winnertz, 1852)
Culicoides pallidicornis (Kieffer 1919)
Culicoides pictipennis (Staeger, 1839)
Culicoides pseudoheliophilus Callot & Kremer, 1961
Culicoides pulicaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Culicoides punctatus (Meigen, 1804)
Culicoides riethi Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides riouxi Callot & Kremer, 1961
Culicoides salinarius Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides scoticus Downes & Kettle, 1952
Culicoides segnis Campbell & Pelham-Clinton 1960
Culicoides sphagnumensis Williams, 1955
= carjalaensis Glukhova, 1957
Culicoides stigma (Meigen, 1818)
Culicoides subfasciipennis Kieffer, 1919
tribe Ceratopogonini Newman, 1834
ALLUAUDOMYIA Kieffer, 1913
Alluaudomyia needhami Thomsen, 1935
= pentaspila Remm & Glukhova, 1971
Alluaudomyia quadripunctata (Goetghebuer, 1934)
BRACHYPOGON Kieffer, 1899
sg. Isohelea Kieffer, 1917
Brachypogon aquilonalis (Clastrier, 1961)
Brachypogon hyperboreus (
Brachypogon incompletus (Kieffer, 1925)
= lapiae Clastrier, 1961
Brachypogon nitidulus (Edwards, 1921)
= finniae Clastrier, 1961
Brachypogon sociabilis (Goetghebuer, 1920)
CERATOPOGON Meigen, 1800
Ceratopogon lacteipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Ceratopogon niveipennis Meigen, 1818
= candidatus Winnertz, 1852
SCHIZOHELEA Kieffer, 1917
Schizohelea leucopeza (Meigen, 1804)
= copiosa Winnertz, 1852
= xanthopeza (Clastrier, 1963)
SERROMYIA Meigen, 1818
Serromyia atra (Meigen, 1818)
Serromyia femorata (Meigen, 1804)
Serromyia subinermis Kieffer, 1919
tribe Heteromyiini Wirth, 1962
CLINOHELEA Kieffer, 1917
Clinohelea unimaculata (Macquart, 1826)
= variegata (Winnertz, 1852)
tribe Sphaeromiini Newman 1834
MALLOCHOHELEA Wirth, 1962
Mallochohelea inermis (Kieffer, 1909)
Mallochohelea munda (Loew, 1864)
= dentata (Kieffer, 1909)
Mallochohelea nitida (Macquart, 1826)
Mallochohelea setigera (Loew, 1864)
Mallochohelea vernalis Remm, 1965
PROBEZZIA Kieffer, 1906
= Dicrobezzia Kieffer, 1919
Probezzia concinna (Meigen, 1818)
= venusta v. concinna (Meigen, 1818)
Probezzia seminigra (Panzer, 1798)
= venusta (Meigen, 1818)
= borealis (Clastrier, 1962)
SPHAEROMIAS Curtis, 1829
Sphaeromias fasciatus (Meigen, 1804)
Sphaeromias pictus (Meigen, 1818)
= candidatus (Loew, 1856) preocc.
tribe Palpomyiini Enderlein, 1936
BEZZIA Kieffer, 1899
Bezzia annulipes (Meigen, 1830)
Bezzia bicolor (Meigen, 1804)
Bezzia circumdata (Staeger, 1839)
= solstitialis (Winnertz, 1852)
Bezzia coracina (Zetterstedt, 1850)
= albipes (Winnertz, 1852)
Bezzia fascispinosa Clastrier, 1962
Bezzia flavicornis (Staeger, 1839)
= flavipalpis (Winnertz, 1852)
Bezzia fuscifemoris Remm, 1971
Bezzia leucogaster (Zetterstedt, 1850)
= xanthocephala Goetghebuer, 1911
Bezzia nigritula (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Bezzia nobilis (Winnertz, 1852)
= leucogaster var. punctata Lundström, 1910
Bezzia winnertziana Kieffer, 1919
= gracilis (Winnertz, 1852) nec Haliday, 1833
PALPOMYIA Meigen, 1818
Palpomyia armipes (Meigen, 1838)
= rufipecta (Winnertz, 1852)
Palpomyia distincta (Haliday, 1833)
Palpomyia flavipes (Meigen, 1804)
= hortulana Meigen, 1818
Palpomyia flavitarsis (Meigen, 1838)
Palpomyia lineata (Meigen, 1804)
= stagnalis Clastrier, 1962
Palpomyia lundstroemi Remm, 1981
= bispinosa Lundström, 1916, preocc.
Palpomyia serripes (Meigen, 1818)
= transfuga (Staeger, 1839)
Palpomyia tibialis (Meigen, 1818)
Atrichopogon meloesugans Kieffer, 1922. This species was restored from synonymy with A. winnertzi Goetghebuer, 1922 by
Dasyhelea modesta (Winnertz, 1852). Old records reported before 1988 of this species (as D. aestiva (Winnertz, 1852) or D. longipalpis (Winnertz, 1852)) are questionable according to
Ceratopogon neglectus Winnertz, 1852. Reported by
Culicoides vexans (Staeger, 1839). Reported from Finland by
Culicoides reconditus (Campbell & Pelham-Clinton, 1960) and C. riouxi Callot & Kremer, 1961. C. riouxi was treated as a synonym of C. reconditus in
Culicoides salinarius Kieffer, 1914. According to
Probezzia concinna (Meigen, 1818). The record listed by
Palpomyia flavipennis Meigen, 1804. Misspelled species name for P. flavipes (
Palpomyia aterrima Goetghebuer, 1921. The record listed by
Palpomyia spinipes (Meigen) in Panzer, 1806. The record listed by
Art Borkent (Canada) and Patrycja Dominiak (Poland) for corrections and updated faunistic information on species.