Checklist for Subfamily Corethrellinae Cook, 1965 (Frog-biting midges)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 66
566
1730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 15
137
628 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 5
60
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
| 2
19
226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chaoboridae
Newman, 1834
Phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Corethrellinae
Cook, 1965
Frog-biting midges | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
1 Genera with 2 Species
Species list for Nigeria
2 Species
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