Biting Midge larva and pupa

Ceratopogonidae

Summary 2

Ceratopogonidae, or biting midges (including what are called, in the United States and Canada, no-see-ums, midgies, sand flies, punkies, and others), are a family of small flies (1–4 mm long) in the order Diptera. They are closely related to the Chironomidae, Simuliidae (or black flies), and Thaumaleidae.

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Kurt Andreas, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/42227089@N00/9732383511/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratopogonidae

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