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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
389
2530
3645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
386
2522
3632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
372
2485
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
1954
2800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
73
463
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
148
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
65
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
17
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Verde
2 Families width 47 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito45SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Verde
17 Genera with 47 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1878Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1940Malaria Mosquitoes11SpeciesTaxom
Chagasia Cruz, 1904Basal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1992Frog-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Georgecraigius Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Joblotia Blanchard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1915Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Microculex Theobald, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1906Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901Gang Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1927Canopy Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1891Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1905Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
47 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes albifasciatus Macquart, 1838
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedes meirai Ribeiro, Ram..., 1980
Aedes nubilus Theobald, 1903
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root, 1926American malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) dominicanus T. J. Zavortink, 2000
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) janconnae Wilkerson & ..., 2009
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oryzalimnetes Wilkerson & ..., 2009
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi Peryassú, 1922
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) rangeli Gabaldon, Co..., 1940
Chagasia fajardi Lutz, 1904
Corethrella (Corethrella) dominicana A. Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) nudistyla A. Borkent, 1992
Culex (Culex) annuliventris Blanchard, 1852
Culex (Culex) apicinus Philippi, 1865
Culex (Culex) articularis Philippi, 1865
Culex (Culex) bidens Dyar, 1922
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) dolosus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex malariager G. Poinar, 2005
Culex ocellatus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Lutzia (Lutzia) allostigma (Howard, Dyar..., 1915)⇒ Culex allostigma Howard, Dyar..., 1915
Orthopodomyia fascipes Coquillett, 1906
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) albigenu Peryassú, 1908
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) albipes Theobald, 1907
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) lutzii Theobald, 1901
Sabethes (Sabethes) albiprivus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Sabethes petrocchiae Shannon & Ponte, 1927
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) pulcherrima Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Wyeomyia mitchellii Theobald, 1905Bromeliad mosquito

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Cape Verde
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
16
45
Genera
Species

Taxom



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