Jenkinshelea Explained

Jenkinshelea is a genus of biting midges in the family Ceratopogonidae. There are about 18 described species in Jenkinshelea.

Species

These 18 species belong to the genus Jenkinshelea:

• Jenkinshelea accraensis (Ingram & Macfie, 1923)
• Jenkinshelea albaria (Coquillett, 1895)
• Jenkinshelea blantoni Grogan & Wirth, 1977
• Jenkinshelea corea Meillon, 1942
• Jenkinshelea distincta Meillon & Wirth, 1983
• Jenkinshelea djalonensis Clastrier, 1983
• Jenkinshelea magnipennis (Johannsen, 1908)
• Jenkinshelea niphanae Grogan & Wirth, 1981
• Jenkinshelea papuae Tokunaga, 1966
• Jenkinshelea polyxenae Meillon, 1936
• Jenkinshelea rhodesiensis Meillon, 1937
• Jenkinshelea setosiforceps Grogan & Wirth, 1981
• Jenkinshelea setosipennis Kieffer
• Jenkinshelea stenoptera Remm, 1979
• Jenkinshelea stonei Grogan & Wirth, 1977
• Jenkinshelea sudwalai Meillon & Wirth, 1983
• Jenkinshelea tokunagai Grogan & Wirth, 1981
• Jenkinshelea trisensillata Clastrier, 1983

Further reading

• World species of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). 2012. Borkent. A.. 2018-05-07. 2014-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114030/http://wwx.inhs.illinois.edu/files/8413/4219/9566/CeratopogonidaeCatalog.pdf. dead.
• Catalog of the New World Biting Midges North of Mexico (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). 2009. Borkent. Art. Grogan. W. L. Jr.. Zootaxa. 2273. 1–48. 1175-5326.
• Book: Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume I. 1981. McAlpine. J. F.. Petersen. B. V.. Shewell. G. E.. Teskey. H. J.. Vockeroth. J. R.. Wood. D. M.. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. 978-0-660-10731-8.