Family Ceratopogonidae
(biting midges, no-see-ums, and punkies)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

• Parent taxa
  
  
  
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  Infraorder Culicomorpha
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  Family Ceratopogonidae (biting midges, no-see-ums, and punkies)
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  Subfamily Ceratopogoninae
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  Tribe Ceratopogonini
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  Genus Allohelea
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  Genus Alluaudomyia
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  Genus Brachypogon
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  Genus Ceratoculicoides
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  Genus Ceratopogon
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  Genus Downeshelea
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  Genus Echinohelea
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  Genus Monohelea
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  Genus Parabezzia
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  Genus Rhynchohelea
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  Genus Schizohelea
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  Genus Serromyia
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  Genus Stilobezzia
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  Tribe Culicoidini
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  Genus Culicoides
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  Genus Paradasyhelea
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  Tribe Heteromyiini
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  Genus Clinohelea
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  Genus Heteromyia
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  Genus Neurobezzia
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  Genus Neurohelea
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  Genus Pellucidomyia
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  Tribe Palpomyiini
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  Genus Amerohelea
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  Genus Bezzia
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  Genus Pachyhelea
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  Genus Palpomyia
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  Genus Phaenobezzia
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  Tribe Sphaeromiini
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  Genus Jenkinshelea
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  Genus Johannsenomyia
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  Genus Macropeza
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  Genus Mallochohelea
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  Genus Nilobezzia
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  Genus Probezzia
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  Genus Sphaeromias
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  Tribe Stenoxenini
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  Genus Paryphoconus
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  Genus Stenoxenus
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  Subfamily Dasyheleinae
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  Genus Dasyhelea
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  Subfamily Forcipomyiinae
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  Genus Atrichopogon
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  Genus Forcipomyia
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  Subfamily Leptoconopinae
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  Genus Leptoconops