| Forcipomyia fairfaxensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Ceratopogonidae |
| Genus: | Forcipomyia |
| Species: | F. fairfaxensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Forcipomyia fairfaxensis Wirth, 1951 | |
Forcipomyia fairfaxensis is a species of biting midges (flies in the family Ceratopogonidae). [1] [2] [3] [4]
Ceratopogonidae is a family of flies commonly known as no-see-ums, or biting midges, generally 1–3 millimetres in length. The family includes more than 5,000 species, distributed worldwide, apart from the Antarctic and the Arctic.
Forcipomyia is a genus of biting midges in the subfamily Forcipomyiinae. Species of the subgenus Lasiohelea suck vertebrate blood. Some species are ectoparasites on larger insects. Other species in the genus are important pollinators of the cacao tree. There are at least 1,000 described species in Forcipomyia.
Forcipomyia fuliginosa is a species of biting midges.
Forcipomyia bipunctata is a species of biting midges from Europe and North America.
Forcipomyia pictoni is a species of biting midges.
Forcipomyia glauca is a species of biting midges.
Clinohelea bimaculata is a species of biting midges in the family Ceratopogonidae from North America.
Probezzia infuscata is a species of biting midges in the family Ceratopogonidae.
Stilobezzia coquilletti is a species of predaceous midges in the family Ceratopogonidae.
Mallochohelea albibasis is a species of biting midges in the family Ceratopogonidae.
Forcipomyia pluvialis is a species of biting midges.
Allohelea johannseni is a species of predaceous midge in the family Ceratopogonidae.
Sphaeromias bifidus is a species of biting midges, and are insects in the family Ceratopogonidae.
Stilobezzia viridis is a species of predaceous midges in the family Ceratopogonidae.
Atrichopogon peregrinus is a species of biting midges.
Heteromyia prattii is a species of biting midges in the family Ceratopogonidae from eastern North America.
Stilobezzia sybleae is a species of predaceous midges in the family Ceratopogonidae.
Jenkinshelea albaria is a species of biting midges in the family Ceratopogonidae.
Forcipomyia bystraki is a species of biting midges from North America.
Heteromyia fasciata is a species of biting midges in the family Ceratopogonidae from North America.
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