Forcipomyiinae

Taxobox
name = Forcipomyiinae
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Hexapoda
classis = Insecta
subclassis = Pterygota
infraclassis = Neoptera
superordo = Endopterygota|
ordo = Diptera
subordo = Nematocera
infraordo = Culicomorpha
superfamilia = Chironomoidea
familia = Ceratopogonidae
subfamilia = Forcipomyiinae
subfamilia_authority = Lenz, 1934
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Atrichopogon"
"Forcipomyia"

Forcipomyiinae is a subfamily of biting midges. In this subfamily, both anterior and posterior prolegs are present on larvae. Larvae are both terrestrial and aquatic, and feed primarily on algae and fungi. Some species in the genus "Forcipomyia" are important pollinators of cacao.

References

* Elson-Harris, M.M. 1990. Keys to the immature stages of some Australian Ceratopogonidae. "Journal of the Australian Entomological Society" 29: 267-275.
* Mullen, G.R. and L.J. Hribar. 1988. Biology and feeding behavior of ceratopogonid larvae (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in North America. "Bulletin of the Society for Vector Ecology" 13: 60-81.