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Described Taxa

Family group names:

Ceratopogonidae – 3

  • Austroconopinae Borkent, Wirth and Dyce, 1987
  • Hebetulini Borkent, 2014
  • Lebanoculicoidinae Borkent, 2000

Culicidae – 1

  • Burmaculicinae Borkent and Grimaldi 2016

Genus group names:

Ceratopogonidae – 13

  • Adelohelea Borkent, 1995
  • Alautunmyia Borkent, 1996
  • Anebomyia Borkent, 2014
  • Atopopogon Borkent, Dominiak and Díaz
  • Atyphohelea Borkent, 1998
  • Gerontodacus Borkent, 2019
  • Heleageron Borkent, 1995
  • Minyohelea Borkent, 1995
  • Palaeobrachypogon Borkent, 1995
  • PalaeoconopsBorkent, 2001
  • Peronehelea Borkent, 1995
  • Sinhalohelea Grogan and Borkent, 1992
  • Spinellihelea Borkent, Grogan and Picado, 2008

Chironomidae – 1

  • Petalopholeus Borkent, 1984

Culicidae – 1

  • Burmaculex Borkent and Grimaldi, 2004

Species group names:

Cecidomyiidae – 6

  • Dicerura adunca Borkent, 1990
  • Dicerura carpiensis Borkent, 1990
  • Dicerura cooperi Borkent, 1990
  • Dicerura curva Borkent, 1990
  • Dicerura elongata Borkent, 1990
  • Dicerura loba Borkent, 1990

Ceratopogonidae – 195

  • Adelohelea glabra Borkent, 1995
  • Adelohelea magyarica Borkent, 1997
  • Alautunmyia elongata Borkent, 1996
  • Archiaustroconops besti Borkent, Coram and Jarzembowski, 2013
  • Archiaustroconops bocaparvus Borkent, 2000
  • Archiaustroconops hamus Borkent, 2000
  • Archiaustroconops szadziewskii Borkent, 2000
  • Atrichopogon barbatus Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon beccus Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon bicuspis Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon carnatus Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon colossus Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon gamboai Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon granditergitus Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon granditibialis Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon lobatus Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon magnus Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon nanopalpis Borkent, 1997
  • Atrichopogon pecteniventris Borkent, 1997
  • Atrichopogon quartibrunneus Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon redactus Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon setosilateralis Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon spinosus Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon tapantiensis Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon tirzae Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Atrichopogon yolancae Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Austroconops annettae Borkent in Borkent and Craig, 2004
  • Austroconops gladius  Borkent, 2000
  • Austroconops megaspinus Borkent, 2000
  • Bezzia gilvigaster Borkent, 2014
  • Brachypogon biradialis Spinelli, Borkent and Ronderos, 2013
  • Brachypogon cuacuahuitlus Huerta and Borkent, 2005
  • Brachypogon lunatus Borkent, 1997
  • Brachypogon sentiger Borkent, 1997
  • Brachypogon tico Spinelli, Borkent and Ronderos, 2013
  • Cacaohelea adusta Borkent and Picado, 2008
  • Cacaohelea curva Borkent and Picado, 2008
  • Cacaohelea glukhovae Borkent and Picado, 2008
  • Ceratoculicoides aliciae Huerta and Borkent, 2005
  • Ceratopogon abstrusus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon adductus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon algidus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon annettae Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon arcanus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon boomerangus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon cavatus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon cinaedicus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon curtus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon denticulatus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon elevatus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon inverecundus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon mammulus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon multisetosus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon naccinervis Borkent, 1997
  • Ceratopogon nanalobus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon pallicoleatus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon pandus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon paraeminens Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon pisinnus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon pontis Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon pubiantennalis Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon rectus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon relictus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon seculus Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Ceratopogon willisi Borkent and Grogan, 1995
  • Culicoides agamus Borkent, 1995
  • Culicoides annettae Spinelli and Borkent, 2004
  • Culicoides annosus Borkent, 1995
  • Culicoides bifidus Borkent, 1996
  • Culicoides bullus Borkent, 1995
  • Culicoides capillosus Borkent, 1997
  • Culicoides chaverrii Spinelli and Borkent, 2004
  • Culicoides coracinus Borkent, 1997
  • Culicoides cummingi Spinelli and Borkent, 2004
  • Culicoides grandibocus Borkent, 1996
  • Culicoides hermani Spinelli and Borkent, 2004
  • Culicoides hondurensis Spinelli and Borkent, 2004
  • Culicoides monicae Spinelli and Borkent, 2004
  • Culicoides obuncus Borkent, 1995
  • Culicoides papilliger Borkent, 1997
  • Culicoides paraimpunctatus Borkent, 1995
  • Culicoides picadoae Spinelli and Borkent, 2004
  • Culicoides ronderosae Spinelli and Borkent, 2004
  • Culicoides trifidus Spinelli and Borkent, 2004
  • Culicoides truncatus Borkent, 2000
  • Culicoides ventralis Borkent, 1997
  • Culicoides yoosti Borkent, 2000
  • Culicoides zumbadoi Spinelli and Borkent, 2004
  • Dasyhelea ampla Borkent, 1997
  • Dasyhelea crassiseta Borkent and Forster, 1986
  • Dasyhelea digna Borkent, 1997
  • Dasyhelea excellentis Borkent, 1997
  • Dasyhelea galbiscutellata Borkent 1997
  • Dasyhelea mesophylla Dominiak and Borkent 
  • Dasyhelea neoflava Borkent and Dominiak 2020
  • Dasyhelea neofusca Borkent and Dominiak 2020
  • Dasyhelea parva Borkent, 1997
  • Dasyhelea pollex Borkent and Forster, 1986
  • Dasyhelea septuosa Borkent, 1997
  • Dasyhelea sinclairi Borkent, 1991
  • Dasyhelea storai Borkent, 1997
  • Dasyhelea taiwaniensis Borkent, 1997
  • Downeshelea alia Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea avizi Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea bahiana Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea bifida Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea capra Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea casimirensis Santarém, Borkent, Spinelli and Felippe-Bauer, 2018
  • Downeshelea costaricensis Santarém, Borkent, Spinelli and Felippe-Bauer, 2018
  • Downeshelea curta Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea divergentis Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea eclectica Santarém, Borkent, Spinelli and Felippe-Bauer, 2018
  • Downeshelea gladius Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea jarina Santarém, Borkent, Spinelli and Felippe-Bauer, 2018
  • Downeshelea jurgeni Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea kuna Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea lanei Felippe-Bauer and Borkent, 2011
  • Downeshelea litorale Santarém, Borkent, Spinelli and Felippe-Bauer, 2018
  • Downeshelea magna Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea marambaia Santarém, Borkent, Spinelli and Felippe-Bauer, 2018
  • Downeshelea moravia Santarém, Borkent, Spinelli and Felippe-Bauer, 2018
  • Downeshelea pulla Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea quechua Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea rodriguezi Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea spatha Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea tripunctata Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea venus Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Downeshelea wirthiana Santarém, Borkent and Felippe-Bauer, 2020
  • Forcipomyia albipluma Spinelli, Marino and Borkent, 2012
  • Forcipomyia anniae Spinelli, Marino and Borkent, 2012
  • Forcipomyia atenasensis Spinelli, Marino and Borkent, 2012
  • Forcipomyia digita Spinelli, Marino and Borkent, 2012
  • Forcipomyia galbiventris Borkent, 1997
  • Forcipomyia germinata Spinelli, Marino and Borkent, 2012
  • Forcipomyia grandiseta Spinelli, Marino and Borkent, 2012
  • Forcipomyia gripha Borkent, 1997
  • Forcipomyia harpa Spinelli and Borkent, 2004
  • Forcipomyia heroni Spinelli, Marino and Borkent, 2012
  • Forcipomyia longiflagellata Spinelli, Marino and Borkent, 2012
  • Forcipomyia macroseta Spinelli, Marino and Borkent, 2012
  • Forcipomyia neomaculosa Borkent, Dominiak and Díaz
  • Forcipomyia neobrevipalpis Borkent and Dominiak 2020
  • Forcipomyia neodebenhamae Szadziewski and Borkent, 2003
  • Forcipomyia neomonticola Borkent, 1997
  • Forcipomyia neooxyria Borkent and Dominiak 2020
  • Forcipomyia neotokunagai Szadziewski and Borkent, 2003
  • Forcipomyia neowirthi Szadziewski and Borkent, 2003
  • Forcipomyia osaensis Spinelli, Marino and Borkent, 2012
  • Forcipomyia pseudocerifera Spinelli, Marino and Borkent, 2012
  • Forcipomyia reburra Borkent, 1997
  • Forcipomyia rivalis Spinelli, Marino and Borkent, 2012
  • Forcipomyia ronderosae Spinelli, Marino and Borkent, 2012
  • Forcipomyia rursa Spinelli, Marino and Borkent, 2012
  • Forcipomyia truncata Spinelli, Marino and Borkent, 2012
  • Forcipomyia ventralis Borkent, 1997
  • Heleageron arenatus Borkent, 1995
  • Heleageron grimaldii Borkent, 1996
  • Leptoconops clava Borkent, 1997
  • Leptoconops copiosus Borkent, 1996
  • Leptoconops curvachelus Borkent, 1996
  • Leptoconops primaevus Borkent, 1995
  • Minyohelea bacula Borkent, 2000
  • Minyohelea casca Borkent, 1997
  • Minyohelea falcata Borkent, 2000
  • Atrichopogon asuturus Borkent and Picado, 2004
  • Minyohelea pumilis Borkent, 1995
  • Palaeobrachypogon grandiforceps Borkent, 2000
  • Palaeobrachypogon remmi Borkent, 1995
  • Palaeobrachypogon vetus Borkent, 1995
  • Palaeoconops amplificatus Borkent, 2001
  • Palaeoconops antiquus Borkent, 2001
  • Palpomyia aquilotibialis Borkent, 1997
  • Palpomyia helviscutellata Borkent, 1997
  • Palpomyia hispida Borkent, 1997
  • Palpomyia tanycornis Borkent, 1997
  • Peronehelea chrimikalydia Borkent, 1995
  • Protoculicoides acraorum Borkent, 2000
  • Protoculicoides ciliatus Borkent, 2012
  • Protoculicoides punctus Borkent, 2000
  • Protoculicoides revelatus Borkent, 2019
  • Protoculicoides unus Borkent, 2000
  • Serromyia bicolor Borkent, 1990
  • Serromyia borealis Borkent, 1990
  • Serromyia nudicolis Borkent, 1990
  • Serromyia ryszardi Borkent, 1990
  • Serromyia sierrensis Borkent, 1990
  • Serromyia sinuosa Borkent, 1990
  • Serromyia tecta Borkent, 1990
  • Serromyia vockerothi Borkent, 1990
  • Sinhalohelea gansi Grogan and Borkent, 1992
  • Sphaeromias sparus Borkent, 1997
  • Spinellihelea brevicosta Borkent, Grogan and Picado, 2008
  • Stilobezzia hirta Borkent, 1997
  • Stilobezzia kurthi Borkent, 2000
  • Stilobezzia pikei Borkent, 2012

Chironomidae – 37

  • Stenochironomus aculeatus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus albidorsalis Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus albipalpus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus annettae Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus bacrionis Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus balteatus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus bisetosus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus crusanticus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus discus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus fittkaui Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus fuscipatellus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus gtladius Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus impendens Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus jubatus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus koreanus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus licinus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus maculatus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus niger Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus nudipaupa Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus palliaculeatus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus pannus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus pectinatus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus prolatus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus quadrinotatus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus recticaudatus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus reissi Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus townesi Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus triannulatus Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus varius Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus vatius Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus woodi Borkent, 1984
  • Stenochironomus zonarius Borkent, 1984
  • Xestochironomus brunneus Borkent, 1984
  • Xestochironomus bulbosus Borkent, 1984
  • Xestochironomus gilvus Borkent, 1984
  • Xestochironomus latilobus Borkent, 1984
  • Xestochironomus subletti Borkent, 1984

Corethrellidae – 65

  • Corethrella alba Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella albicoxa Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella amabilis Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella anniae Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella aridicola Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella atricornis Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella aurita Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella badia Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella baltica Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella belkini Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella bicincta Borkent, Grafe and Miyagi, 2012
  • Corethrella bicolor Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella bipigmenta Borkent and Grafe, 2012
  • Corethrella blandafemur Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella blantoni Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella brandiae Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella brevivena Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella briannae Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella brunnea Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella canningsi Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella carariensis Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella caribbeana Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella collessi Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella colombiana Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella condita Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella contraria Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella curta Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella dicosimoae Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella dominicana Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella douglasi Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella drakensbergensis Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella evenhuisi Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella fuscipalpis Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella fusciradialis Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella gilva Borkent and Grafe, 2012
  • Corethrella globosa Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella gloma Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella grandipalpis Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella guadeloupensis Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella hirta Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella hispaniolensis Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella incompta Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella inornata Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella kipferi Dorff, Borkent and Curler, 2022
  • Corethrella lepida Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella lutea Borkent and Grafe, 2012
  • Corethrella mitra Borkent and Grafe, 2012
  • Corethrella nanoantennalis Borkent and Grafe, 2012
  • Corethrella nudistyla Borkent and Szadziewski, 1992
  • Corethrella orthicola Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella pauciseta Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella prisca Borkent and Szadziewski, 1992
  • Corethrella procera Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella ramentum Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella ranapungens Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella redacta Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella remiantennalis Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella rotunda Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella squamifemora Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella tigrina Borkent and Grafe, 2012
  • Corethrella truncata Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella ugandensis Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella unisetosa Borkent, 2008
  • Corethrella unizona Borkent, Grafe and Miyagi, 2012
  • Corethrella varia Borkent, 2008

Culicidae – 1

  • Burmaculex antiquus Borkent and Grimaldi, 2004

Dixidae – 8

  • Dixella fernandezae Chaverri and Borkent, 2007
  • Dixella hansoni Chaverri and Borkent, 2007
  • Dixella hernandezi Chaverri and Borkent, 2007
  • Dixella jironi Chaverri and Borkent, 2007
  • Dixella lobata Chaverri and Borkent, 2007
  • Dixella maculata Chaverri and Borkent, 2007
  • Dixella suzukii Chaverri and Borkent, 2007
  • Dixella woodi Chaverri and Borkent, 2007