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Culicoides (Haemophoructus) kinari Howarth, 1985

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Culicoides (Haemophoructus) kinari Howarth, 1985
Name authority
Howarth, 1985
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Ceratopogonidae
Genus
Culicoides
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderDiptera
  7. familyCeratopogonidae
  8. subfamilyCeratopogoninae
  9. tribeCulicoidini Kieffer, 1911
  10. genusCulicoides Latreille, 1809
  11. subgenusCulicoides (Haemophoructus) Macfie, 1925
  12. speciesCulicoides (Haemophoructus) kinari Howarth, 1985

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Culicoides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Culicoides (Avaritia) abchazicus Dzhafarov, 1964CeratopogonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culicoides (Oecacta) achkamalicus Dzhafarov, 1964CeratopogonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culicoides (Oecacta) acotylus Lutz, 1913CeratopogonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culicoides adamskii Wirth, 1990CeratopogonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culicoides agas Wirth & Hubert, 1989CeratopogonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culicoides (Oecacta) albicans (Winnertz, 1852)CeratopogonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culicoides albomotatus Kieffer, 1918CeratopogonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culicoides albovenosus Khamala & Kettle, 1971CeratopogonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culicoides alexanderi Wirth & Hubert, 1962CeratopogonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culicoides (Oecacta) alexandrae Dzhafarov, 1962CeratopogonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culicoides (Oecacta) algeriensis Clastrier, 1957CeratopogonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Culicoides (Oecacta) altaicus Remm, 1972CeratopogonidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Culicoides kinari Howarth, 1985 Howarth, 1985synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Howarth, F.G. (1985) Biosystematics of the Culicoides of Laos (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). international Journal of Entomology 27(1-2): 1-96. [1985.04.19].Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:32CS4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.