AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Kerala (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
1660
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
1660
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1569
2912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
1258
2345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
131
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
36
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
13
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
11
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kerala
1 Family width 30 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito30SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kerala
11 Genera with 30 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1992Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1920Malaria Mosquitoes7SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1922Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Heizmannia Ludlow, 1905
Metallic Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesia Theobald, 1929Tiny Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1908Ant Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Topomyia Leicester, 1908Omnivore Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1913Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1926Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1910Broadtail Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kerala
30 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) chrysolineatus Theobald, 1907
Aedes (Finlaya) harveyi Barraud, 1923
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) subalbopictus Barraud, 1931
Aedes reubenae Tewari & Hir..., 1992
Anopheles (Anopheles) aitkenii James, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) crawfordi Reid, 1953
Anopheles (Anopheles) gigas Giles, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) insulaeflorum Swellengrebe..., 1920
Anopheles (Anopheles) interruptus Puri, 1929
Anopheles (Cellia) maculatus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) splendidus Koidzumi, 1920
Culex (Culex) barraudi Edwards, 1922
Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui Colless, 1957
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) uniformis Theobald, 1905
Culex (Culex) vishnui Theobald, 1901
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) flavicornis Barraud, 1924
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) infantulus Edwards, 1922
Hodgesia bailyi Barraud, 1929
Malaya genurostris Leicester, 1908
Topomyia aureoventer Theobald, 1910
Topomyia minor Leicester, 1908
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Tripteroides affinis Edwards, 1913
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) stricklandi Barraud, 1926
Verrallina lugubris Barraud, 1928
Verrallina pseudomediofasciata Theobald, 1910

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Kerala
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
11
30
Genera
Species

Taxom



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