title: New combinations and changes in the classification of Ceratopogonidae (Diptera, biting midges).
abstract: This short article contains some necessary taxonomic changes prior to the publication of a chapter on the Ceratopogonidae by the author for the upcoming Manual of Afrotropical Diptera and spearheaded by Ashley Kirk-Spriggs. Some additional placements of three genera to a recently redefined tribe are also included.
authors.affiliation: Research Associate, Royal British Columbia Museum, American Museum of Natural History and Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, 691-8th Ave. SE, Salmon Arm, British Columbia, V1E 2C2, Canada.; Email: artborkent@telus.net.
authors.forename: Art
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borkent
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male