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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
254
1397
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
254
1397
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
240
1359
2274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
167
1096
1909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
120
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
27
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
12
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jordan
2 Families width 20 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito19SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jordan
7 Genera with 20 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1937Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Jordanobotomus Kaddumi, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jordan
20 Species
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles rupicolus Lewis, 1937
Culex (Culex) antennatus Becker, 1903
Culex (Culex) laticinctus Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) perexiguus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) sinaiticus Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Maillotia) deserticola Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Neoculex) judaicus Edwards, 1926
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Jordanobotomus faigi Kaddumi, 2005
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito

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

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
6
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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