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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
305
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
32
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
19
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
10
33
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botswana
1 Family width 33 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito33SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
10 Genera with 33 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1923Scaly Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1988Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Catageiomyia Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1903Indistinct Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1904Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
33 Species
Aedeomyia (Lepiothauma) africana Neveu-Lemaire, 1906
Aedeomyia (Lepiothauma) furfurea Enderlein, 1923
Aedes (Aedimorphus) fowleri Charmoy, 1908
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) mcintoshi Huang, 1985
Aedes (Stegomyia) ledgeri Huang, 1981
Aedes (Stegomyia) pseudonigeria Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Stegomyia) saimedres Huang, 1988
Anopheles (Anopheles) ziemanni Grünberg, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) distinctus Newstead & C..., 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) pharoensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) seretsei Abdulla-Chan..., 1998
Anopheles (Cellia) squamosus Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Coquillettidia fuscopennata Theobald, 1903
Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) antennatus Becker, 1903
Culex (Culex) aurantapex Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) neavei Theobald, 1906
Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mimomyia hispida Theobald, 1910
Mimomyia mediolineata Theobald, 1904
Mimomyia splendens Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Botswana
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
10
33
Genera
Species

Taxom



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