Palpomyiini Explained

Palpomyiini is a tribe of biting midges in the family Ceratopogonidae. There are about 5 genera and more than 610 described species in Palpomyiini.

Genera

These five genera belong to the tribe Palpomyiini:

• Amerohelea Grogan & Wirth, 1981
• Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
• Pachyhelea Wirth, 1959
• Palpomyia Meigen
• Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 1965

Further reading

• World species of biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). 2012. Borkent . A..
• 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.