Subgenus Forcipomyia (Schizoforcipomyia) Chan & Le Roux, 1971
- Schizoforcipomyia Chan, K.L. & Le Roux, E.J. 1971. A new subgenus and species of midge (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from Singapore. The Canadian Entomologist 103: 271-276 [271].
Type species:
Forcipomyia (Schizoforcipomyia) petersoni Chan & Le Roux, 1971 by original designation, see Wirth, W.W. & Messersmith, D.H. 1977. Notes on the biting midges of the Seychelles (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 79: 293-309 [299] (synonymy of types species) (= Forcipomyia borbonica Clastrier, 1959).
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
General References
Debenham, M.L. 1987. The biting midge genus Forcipomyia (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the Australasian Region (exclusive of New Zealand) IV: The subgenera allied to Forcipomyia, s. s., and Lepidohelea, and the interrelationships and biogeography of the subgenera of Forcipomyia. Invertebrate Taxonomy 1: 631-684 [632] (taxonomy)
Wirth, W.W. 1990. Biting midges of the subgenus Schizoforcipomyia of Forcipomyia in North America (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Florida Entomologist 73: 649-655 [650] (taxonomy, species checklist)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 30-Mar-2012 | 30-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |