Forcipomyia
A Forcipomyia sp. sucks hemolymph from Nemophora metallica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Ceratopogonidae
Subfamily: Forcipomyiinae
Genus: Forcipomyia
Meigen, 1818
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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 (Theobroma cacao).[1] There are at least 1,000 described species in Forcipomyia.[2][3][4][5]

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References

  1. ^ Kaufmann, T. (June 1975). "Studies on the ecology and biology of a cocoa pollinator, Forcipomyia squamipennis I. & M. (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae), in Ghana". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 65 (2): 263–268. doi:10.1017/S0007485300005940.
  2. ^ "Forcipomyia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  3. ^ "Forcipomyia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  4. ^ "Forcipomyia Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  5. ^ "Browse Forcipomyia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  6. ^ a b c d e Yu, Y.X.; Liu, J.H.; Liu, G.P.; Liu, Z.J.; Hao, B.S.; Yan, G.; Zhao, T.S. Ceratopogonidae of China, Insecta, Diptera. 2 vols (in Chinese). Beijing: Military Medical Science Press. pp. viii +1699 pp.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Debenham, M.L. (1987). "The biting midge genus Forcipomyia (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the Australasian Region (exclusive of New Zealand) II. Warmkea and the Caloforcipomyia group of subgenera". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 1 (2): 167–199. doi:10.1071/IT9870167.
  8. ^ Wirth, W.W.; Dow, M. I. (1971). "Studies on the genus Forcipomyia III. Blantonia, a new subgenus in the Trichohelea complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)". Florida Entomologist. 54 (4): 289–295. doi:10.2307/3493588. JSTOR 3493588.
  9. ^ a b c d Saunders, L.G. (1957). "Revision of the genus Forcipomyia based on characters of all stages (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae)". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 34(1956): 657–705.
  10. ^ 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". 1. Invertebr. Taxon. (6): 631–684.
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