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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
445
1022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
74
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
42
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
10
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ethiopia
2 Families width 75 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito74SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ethiopia
10 Genera with 75 Species
Aedes Meigen, 2004Ochlerotatus12SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1937Malaria Mosquitoes22SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1956Typical Mosquito28SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1941African Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1991Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1904Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
75 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) dentatus Theobald, 1904
Aedes (Aedimorphus) holocinctus Edwards, 1941
Aedes (Aedimorphus) natronius Edwards, 1932
Aedes (Aedimorphus) quasiunivittatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) circumluteolus Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) contiguus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) simpsoni Theobald, 1905
Aedes albothorax Theobald, 1907
Aedes embuensis Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Aedes ethiopiensis Huang, 2004
Anopheles (Anopheles) implexus Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) obscurus Grünberg, 1905
Anopheles (Anopheles) tenebrosus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) christyi Newstead & C..., 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) confusus Evans & Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) culicifacies Giles, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) demeilloni Evans, 1933
Anopheles (Cellia) ethiopicus Gillies & Co..., 1987
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gibbinsi Evans, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) harperi Evans, 1936
Anopheles (Cellia) kingi Christophers, 1923
Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) quadriannulatus Theobald, 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) stephensi Liston, 1901Asian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) wellcomei Theobald, 1904
Anopheles macmahoni Evans, 1936
Anopheles rhodesiensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles rupicolus Lewis, 1937
Coquillettidia fuscopennata Theobald, 1903
Coquillettidia microannulata Theobald, 1911
Coquillettidia versicolor Edwards, 1913
Culex (Culex) andersoni Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) antennatus Becker, 1903
Culex (Culex) aurantapex Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) chorleyi Edwards, 1941
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) laticinctus Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) musarum Edwards, 1932
Culex (Culex) neavei Theobald, 1906
Culex (Culex) perfuscus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quasiguiarti Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) shoae Hamon & Ovazza, 1954
Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) striatipes Edwards, 1941
Culex (Culex) terzii Edwards, 1941
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) trifilatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) trifoliatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) vansomereni Edwards, 1926
Culex (Culex) zombaensis Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) rubinotus Theobald, 1906
Culex elgonicus Edwards, 1941
Culex ellinorae Ovazza, Hamo..., 1956
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Dixa (Dixa) claripennis Seguy, 1938
Eretmapodites conchobius Edwards, 1941
Eretmapodites dracaenae Edwards, 1916
Eretmapodites intermedius Edwards, 1936
Eretmapodites silvestris Ingram & De ..., 1927
Eretmapodites tonsus Edwards, 1941
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Toxorhynchites abyssinicus Ribeiro, 1991
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Ethiopia
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
9
74
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