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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
400
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
111
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
59
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
16
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
2 Families width 115 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito114SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
16 Genera with 115 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1906Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1906Ochlerotatus20SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1905Malaria Mosquitoes18SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1930Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito38SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1914African Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Ficalbia Theobald, 1907Small Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesia Theobald, 1930Tiny Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1901Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1909Ant Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1887Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1903Indistinct Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Neomelaniconion Newstead, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1909Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1908Heaven Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
115 Species
Aedeomyia (Lepiothauma) africana Neveu-Lemaire, 1906
Aedes (Aedimorphus) abnormalis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Aedimorphus) albocephalus Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) mixtus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) pubescens Edwards, 1925
Aedes (Aedimorphus) tarsalis Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Mucidus) sudanensis Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) bolensis Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) carteri Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) fuscinervis Edwards, 1914
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) jamoti Hamon & Rick..., 1954
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) palpalis Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) punctocostalis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) taeniarostris Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) argenteoventralis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) dendrophilus Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) mattinglyorum Huang, 1994
Aedes (Stegomyia) unilineatus Theobald, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) annulipalpis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Anopheles) obscurus Grünberg, 1905
Anopheles (Cellia) brohieri Edwards, 1929
Anopheles (Cellia) cinctus Newstead & C..., 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) flavicosta Edwards, 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) freetownensis Evans, 1925
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hancocki Edwards, 1929
Anopheles (Cellia) hargreavesi Evans, 1927
Anopheles (Cellia) melas Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) nili Theobald, 1904
Anopheles (Cellia) pharoensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes Gough, 1910
Anopheles broussesi Edwards, 1929
Anopheles costalis (Loew, 1866)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles smithii Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Corethrella (Corethrella) picticollis Edwards, 1930
Culex (Culex) abyssinicus (Someren, 1945)⇒ Culex ellinorae Ovazza, Hamo..., 1956
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) argenteopunctatus Ventrillon, 1905
Culex (Culex) decens Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) gelidus Theobald, 1901Frosty mosquito
Culex (Culex) grahamii Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) guiarti Blanchard, 1905
Culex (Culex) ingrami Edwards, 1916
Culex (Culex) invidiosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) ornatothoracis Theobald, 1909
Culex (Culex) perfidiosus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) perfuscus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) philipi Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) pruina Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pseudoannulioris Theobald, 1909
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) trifoliatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) viridis (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Culex guiarti Blanchard, 1905
Culex (Culex) watti Edwards, 1920
Culex (Culex) weschei Edwards, 1935
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) macfiei Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) albiventris Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) andreanus Edwards, 1927
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 (Eumelanomyia) wigglesworthi Edwards, 1941
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex ellinorae Ovazza, Hamo..., 1956
Culex kingii Theobald, 1913
Culex sudanicus Edwards, 1941
Culex tigripes De Grandpre ..., 1901
Eretmapodites chrysogaster Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites dracaenae Edwards, 1916
Eretmapodites forcipulatus Edwards, 1936
Eretmapodites grahami Edwards, 1911
Eretmapodites leucopous Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites melanopous Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites oedipodeios Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites plioleucus Edwards, 1941
Eretmapodites semisimplicipes Edwards, 1914
Ficalbia malfeyti Newstead, 1907
Hodgesia cyptopous Theobald, 1909
Hodgesia nigeriae Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Lutzia tigripes De Grandpre ..., 1901
Malaya trichorostris Theobald, 1909
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mimomyia hispida Theobald, 1910
Mimomyia mimomyiaformis Newstead, 1907
Mimomyia plumosa Theobald, 1901
Mimomyia splendens Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Toxorhynchites conradti Grunberg, 1907
Toxorhynchites phytophagus Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia alboabdominalis Theobald, 1910
Uranotaenia annulata Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia apicotaeniata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia bilineata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia chorleyi Edwards, 1936
Uranotaenia connali Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia fraseri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia mayeri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941
Uranotaenia ornata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia pallidocephala Theobald, 1908

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

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
15
114
Genera
Species

Taxom



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