Sphaeromiini
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Mallochohelea
Mallochohelea is a genus of biting midges (family Ceratopogonidae) established by Wirth in 1962. The genus contains at least 40 described species, with 48 species currently recognized. Members are small, blood-feeding flies in the tribe Sphaeromiini.
Probezzia pallida
Probezzia pallida is a species of biting midge in the family Ceratopogonidae, first described by Malloch in 1914. It belongs to the genus Probezzia, a group of small blood-feeding flies commonly known as no-see-ums or punkies. The species is part of the tribe Sphaeromiini within the subfamily Ceratopogoninae. Very little specific biological information has been published for this particular species.
Probezzia xanthogaster
Probezzia xanthogaster is a species of biting midge in the family Ceratopogonidae, first described by Jean-Jacques Kieffer in 1917. The species belongs to the genus Probezzia, a group of small, blood-feeding flies within the tribe Sphaeromiini. Very few observations of this species have been documented, with only two records in iNaturalist as of the available data.
Sphaeromias bifidus
Sphaeromias bifidus is a species of biting midge in the family Ceratopogonidae, described by Wirth & Grogan in 1979. It belongs to the tribe Sphaeromiini within the subfamily Ceratopogoninae. As a member of this family, it is a small, blood-feeding fly. The specific epithet 'bifidus' refers to a forked or divided structure, likely a morphological feature used in its original description.