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Forcipomyia

Insect
Forcipomyia is a genus of biting midges in the subfamily Forcipomyiinae. Species of the subgenus Lasiohelea suck vertebrate blood. Some species are ectoparasites on larger insects. Other species in the genus are important pollinators of the cacao... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Forcipomyia
Higher classification: Ceratopogonidae
Subfamily: Forcipomyiinae
Rank: Genus
Genus: Forcipomyia; Meigen, 1818
Kingdom: Animalia