Forcipomyia paludis (Macfie, 1936)
(Dragonfly-biting Midge)

Interactions where Forcipomyia paludis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
adult		adult sucks the blood of live wing base (under side) of adult			ANISOPTERA	dragonflies	Odonata	Forcipomyia paludis (Macfie, 1936) (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) the dragonfly biting midge: first British records since 1936, Telfer, M.G., 2009	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Ceratopogonidae/Forcipomyia paludis/	Forcipomyia paludis	dragonfly-biting midge				adult	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Odonata/Anisoptera/	Anisoptera	dragonflies		live	wing base (under side)	adult
adult		adult sucks the blood of live wing base (under side) of adult			Aeshna cyanea	Blue Hawker, Southern Hawker	Odonata: Aeshnidae	Forcipomyia paludis (Macfie, 1936) (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) the dragonfly biting midge: first British records since 1936, Telfer, M.G., 2009	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Ceratopogonidae/Forcipomyia paludis/	Forcipomyia paludis	dragonfly-biting midge				adult	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Odonata/Aeshnidae/Aeshna cyanea/	Aeshna cyanea	blue hawker, southern hawker		live	wing base (under side)	adult
adult		adult sucks the blood of live wing base (under side) of adult			Aeshna grandis	Brown Hawker	Odonata: Aeshnidae	Forcipomyia paludis (Macfie, 1936) (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) the dragonfly biting midge: first British records since 1936, Telfer, M.G., 2009	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Ceratopogonidae/Forcipomyia paludis/	Forcipomyia paludis	dragonfly-biting midge				adult	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Odonata/Aeshnidae/Aeshna grandis/	Aeshna grandis	brown hawker		live	wing base (under side)	adult
adult		adult sucks the blood of live wing base (under side) of adult			Sympetrum sanguineum	Ruddy Darter Dragonfly	Odonata: Libellulidae	Forcipomyia paludis (Macfie, 1936) (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) the dragonfly biting midge: first British records since 1936, Telfer, M.G., 2009	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Ceratopogonidae/Forcipomyia paludis/	Forcipomyia paludis	dragonfly-biting midge				adult	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Odonata/Libellulidae/Sympetrum sanguineum/	Sympetrum sanguineum	ruddy darter dragonfly		live	wing base (under side)	adult
adult		adult sucks the blood of live wing base (upper side) of adult			ZYGOPTERA	damselflies	Odonata	Forcipomyia paludis (Macfie, 1936) (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) the dragonfly biting midge: first British records since 1936, Telfer, M.G., 2009	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Ceratopogonidae/Forcipomyia paludis/	Forcipomyia paludis	dragonfly-biting midge				adult	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Odonata/Zygoptera/	Zygoptera	damselflies		live	wing base (upper side)	adult
adult		adult sucks the blood of live wing tip of adult			Calopteryx	demoiselles, demoiselle damselflies	Odonata: Calopterygidae	Forcipomyia paludis (Macfie, 1936) (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) the dragonfly biting midge: first British records since 1936, Telfer, M.G., 2009	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Ceratopogonidae/Forcipomyia paludis/	Forcipomyia paludis	dragonfly-biting midge				adult	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker		Foreign	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Odonata/Calopterygidae/Calopteryx/	Calopteryx	demoiselles, demoiselle damselflies		live	wing tip	adult
adult		adult sucks the blood of live wing base (upper side) of adult			Coenagrion pulchellum	Variable Damselfly	Odonata: Coenagrionidae	Forcipomyia paludis (Macfie, 1936) (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) the dragonfly biting midge: first British records since 1936, Telfer, M.G., 2009	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Ceratopogonidae/Forcipomyia paludis/	Forcipomyia paludis	dragonfly-biting midge				adult	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Odonata/Coenagrionidae/Coenagrion pulchellum/	Coenagrion pulchellum	variable damselfly		live	wing base (upper side)	adult
adult		adult sucks the blood of live wing base (upper side) of adult			Lestes dryas	Scarce Emerald Damselfly	Odonata: Lestidae	Forcipomyia paludis (Macfie, 1936) (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) the dragonfly biting midge: first British records since 1936, Telfer, M.G., 2009	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Ceratopogonidae/Forcipomyia paludis/	Forcipomyia paludis	dragonfly-biting midge				adult	Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Odonata/Lestidae/Lestes dryas/	Lestes dryas	scarce emerald damselfly		live	wing base (upper side)	adult

Author & Year	Title	Source
Telfer, M.G., 2009	Forcipomyia paludis (Macfie, 1936) (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) the dragonfly biting midge: first British records since 1936	Dipterists Digest (2nd Series) Vol. 16, No. 1: 31-32.

Forcipomyia paludis (Dragonfly-biting Midge) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

INSECTA
(true insects)

Forcipomyia paludis (Dragonfly-biting Midge) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

NEMATOCERA
(thread-horned flies, gnat)

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Forcipomyia paludis (Dragonfly-biting Midge)
Genus	Forcipomyia (a genus of biting midges)
Family	CERATOPOGONIDAE (biting midges)
Superfamily	CHIRONOMOIDEA (biting, non-biting & trickle midges, blackflies)
Infraorder	Culicomorpha (mosquitoes, gnats, midges & blackflies)
Suborder	NEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
Order	DIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Forcipomyia paludis is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Forcipomyia paludis (Dragonfly-biting Midge)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Telfer, M.G.	2009	Forcipomyia paludis (Macfie, 1936) (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) the dragonfly biting midge: first British records since 1936	Dipterists Digest (2nd Series) Vol. 16, No. 1: 31-32.

Forcipomyia paludis (Dragonfly-biting Midge) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

CERATOPOGONIDAE
(biting midges)

NEMATOCERA
(thread-horned flies, gnat)

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Forcipomyia paludis (Dragonfly-biting Midge):

CERATOPOGONIDAE
(biting midges)

NEMATOCERA
(thread-horned flies, gnat)

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

PTERYGOTA
(bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

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