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Culicoides
Description | From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culicoides, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Culicoides | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (3.6%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. M. Carpenter. 1992. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4:1-655 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culicoides |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Culicoides (Groganomyia) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Culicoides (Oecacta) dasyheleiformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Culicoides (Oecacta) succivarius ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Culicoides abbreviatipennis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Culicoides agamus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Culicoides ambericus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Culicoides annosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Culicoides antilleanus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Culicoides atratus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Culicoides austerus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Culicoides balticus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Culicoides bicolor ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Culicoides bifidus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Culicoides brisaci ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Culicoides brodzinskyi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Culicoides bullus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Culicoides canadensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Culicoides carri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Culicoides casei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Biting Midge | 2 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Culicoides ceranowiczi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Culicoides dasyheleiformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Culicoides doyeni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Culicoides elongatulus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Culicoides eoselficus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Culicoides filipalpis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Culicoides fossilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Culicoides gedanensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Culicoides gracilior ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Culicoides grandibocus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Culicoides hispanicolus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Culicoides jucundus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Culicoides kaluginae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Culicoides laurae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Culicoides liliputanus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Culicoides mammalicolus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Culicoides megacanthus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Culicoides mioceneus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Culicoides obesus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Culicoides obscuratus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Culicoides obuncus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Culicoides prussicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Culicoides speciosus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Culicoides sphenostylus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Culicoides subgedanensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Culicoides succineus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Culicoides succivarius ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Culicoides tenuipennis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Culicoides truncatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Culicoides tyrrelli ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Culicoides ventralis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Culicoides yoosti ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1809 | Culicoides Latreille p. 251 |
1853 | Oecacta Poey |
1905 | Oecacta Aldrich p. 119 |
1906 | Culicoides Kieffer p. 53 |
1906 | Oecacta Kieffer p. 55 |
1944 | Culicoides Statz p. 142 |
1976 | Culicoides Remm p. 347 |
1988 | Culicoides Grogan and Szadziewski |
1988 | Culicoides Szadziewski p. 29 |
1988 | Culicoides (Oecacta) Szadziewski p. 31 |
1994 | Culicoides (Oecacta) Evenhuis |
Year | Name and Author |
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1995 | Culicoides Borkent |
1996 | Culicoides Szadziewski p. 58 |
1997 | Culicoides Borkent and Wirth p. 59 |
1998 | Culicoides (Oecacta) Szadziewski and Grogan |
2001 | Culicoides Park and Downing p. 179 |
2007 | Culicoides Solórzano Kraemer p. 57 |
2011 | Culicoides Sontag and Szadziewski p. 783 |
2013 | Culicoides Borkent p. 72 |
2013 | Devalquia Choufani and Nel p. 75 |
2014 | Culicoides Choufani et al. p. 38 |
2018 | Culicoides Pielowska et al. p. 240 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!