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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
1005
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
100
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
33
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
20
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
16
108
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benin
1 Family width 108 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito108SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benin
16 Genera with 108 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1901
Scaly Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1910Ochlerotatus30SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes10SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito30SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1949African Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ficalbia Theobald, 1904Small Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesia Theobald, 1930Tiny Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1901Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1922Ant Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1887Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1903Indistinct Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Neomelaniconion Newstead, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1919Heaven Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
108 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) albocephalus Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) argenteopunctatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) cumminsii Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) dalzieli Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Aedimorphus) dialloi Hamon & Bren..., 1965
Aedes (Aedimorphus) domesticus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) fowleri Charmoy, 1908
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) irritans Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leptolabis Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) mattinglyi Hamon & Rick..., 1954
Aedes (Aedimorphus) minutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) mixtus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) nigricephalus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) tarsalis Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Aedimorphus) tricholabis Edwards, 1941
Aedes (Aedimorphus) yangambiensis Meillon & La..., 1944
Aedes (Albuginosus) haworthi Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Albuginosus) stokesi Evans, 1929
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) circumluteolus Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) fuscinervis Edwards, 1914
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) jamoti Hamon & Rick..., 1954
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) monotrichus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) apicoargenteus Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) simpsoni Theobald, 1905
Aedes lilii Theobald, 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) brohieri Edwards, 1929
Anopheles (Cellia) brunnipes Theobald, 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) leesoni Evans, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) melas Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) rivulorum Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes Gough, 1910
Anopheles rhodesiensis Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia annettii Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia aurites Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia maculipennis Theobald, 1911
Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) antennatus Becker, 1903
Culex (Culex) decens Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) guiarti Blanchard, 1905
Culex (Culex) invidiosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) neavei Theobald, 1906
Culex (Culex) ornatothoracis Theobald, 1909
Culex (Culex) perfidiosus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) perfuscus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) philipi Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Culex) quasiguiarti Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) schwetzi Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) trifoliatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinerellus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) albiventris Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) calabarensis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) horridus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) inconspicuosus Theobald, 1908
Culex (Eumelanomyia) insignis Carter, 1911
Culex (Eumelanomyia) rima Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) sunyaniensis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Kitzmilleria) moucheti Evans, 1923
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Eretmapodites chrysogaster Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites dracaenae Edwards, 1916
Eretmapodites gilletti Van Someren, 1949
Ficalbia circumtestacea Theobald, 1908
Ficalbia malfeyti Newstead, 1907
Ficalbia nigra Theobald, 1901
Ficalbia uniformis Theobald, 1904
Hodgesia cyptopous Theobald, 1909
Hodgesia cyptopus (Theobald, 1909)⇒ Hodgesia cyptopous Theobald, 1909
Hodgesia nigeriae Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Lutzia tigripes De Grandpre ..., 1901
Malaya farquharsoni Edwards, 1922
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mimomyia hispida Theobald, 1910
Mimomyia lacustris Edwards, 1935
Mimomyia mediolineata Theobald, 1904
Mimomyia mimomyiaformis Newstead, 1907
Mimomyia plumosa Theobald, 1901
Mimomyia splendens Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito
Uranotaenia alboabdominalis Theobald, 1910
Uranotaenia annulata Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia apicotaeniata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia caliginosa Philip, 1931Canadian serviceberry
Uranotaenia connali Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941
Uranotaenia ornata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia pallidocephala Theobald, 1908
Uranotaenia philonuxia Cole, 1919Canadian serviceberry

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Benin
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
16
108
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicoidea at artfakta.se
Culicoidea at dyntaxa.se