Atrichopogon Kieffer 1906 (biting midge)

Insecta - Diptera - Ceratopogonidae

Alternative spelling: Ceratopogon (Atrichopogon)

Full reference: J. J. Kieffer. 1906. Diptera, Fam. Chironomidae. Genera Insectorum 42:1-78

Parent taxon: Forcipomyiini according to A. Borkent et al. 2022

See also Borkent 2013, Borkent and Dominiak 2020, Borkent and Wirth 1997, Carpenter 1992, Kieffer 1906, Statz 1944, Szadziewski 1988 and Szadziewski and Grogan 1998

Sister taxon: Forcipomyia

Subtaxa: Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) Atrichopogon brunnescens Atrichopogon dominicanus Atrichopogon eocenicus

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)

• Oligocene of Germany (1)

• Eocene of Poland (1)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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