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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1990
4696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
477
1237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
74
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
42
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
2 Families width 29 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito28SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
7 Genera with 29 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1937Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1925Typical Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1921Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18332SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1913Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
29 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) algeriensis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Anopheles) tenebrosus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) ainshamsi Gad, Harbach..., 2006
Anopheles (Cellia) multicolor Cambouliu, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) pharoensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) sergentii Theobald, 1907
Anopheles rupicolus Lewis, 1937
Culex (Barraudius) pusillus Macquart, 1850Ivy gourd
Culex (Culex) antennatus Becker, 1903
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sinaiticus Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Lasiosiphon) adairi Kirkpatrick, 1926
Culex (Maillotia) arbieeni Salem, 1938
Culex (Maillotia) deserticola Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Dixella aegyptiaca Wagner, Frei..., 1992
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) caspius Pallas, 1771
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) detritus Haliday, 1833
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Egypt
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
6
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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