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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
998
2437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
211
562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
114
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
15
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
3 Families width 109 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito103SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
15 Genera with 109 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1923Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1887Ochlerotatus32SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1907Malaria Mosquitoes21SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1930Glassworm2SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19368SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito23SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1904
Cool Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1914African Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1901Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1911Ant Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1887Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1935Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1941Heaven Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
109 Species
Aedeomyia (Lepiothauma) furfurea Enderlein, 1923
Aedes (Aedimorphus) albocephalus Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) bevisi Edwards, 1915
Aedes (Aedimorphus) cumminsii Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) dentatus Theobald, 1904
Aedes (Aedimorphus) durbanensis Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) lamborni Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Aedimorphus) minutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) mixtus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) quasiunivittatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Diceromyia) adersi Edwards, 1917
Aedes (Diceromyia) fascipalpis Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Diceromyia) taylori Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus Bigot, 1861
Aedes (Mucidus) scatophagoides Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) luteolateralis Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) argenteoventralis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) natalensis Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) bromeliae Theobald, 1911
Aedes (Stegomyia) demeilloni Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Stegomyia) hansfordi Huang, 1997
Aedes (Stegomyia) heischi Someren, 1951
Aedes (Stegomyia) poweri Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Stegomyia) pseudonigeria Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Stegomyia) segermanae Huang, 1997
Aedes (Stegomyia) simpsoni Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Stegomyia) soleatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) unilineatus Theobald, 1906
Aedes hogsbackensis Huang, 2004
Aedes lucianus Muspratt, 1959
Aedes mucidus Karsch, 1887
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) ardensis Theobald, 1905
Anopheles (Cellia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) demeilloni Evans, 1933
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) kosiensis Coetzee, Seg..., 1987
Anopheles (Cellia) leesoni Evans, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) listeri De Meillon, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) longipalpis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) maculipalpis Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) marshallii Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) natalensis Hill & Haydon, 1907
Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) quadriannulatus Theobald, 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) squamosus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) theileri Edwards, 1912
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Anopheles jacobi Hill & Haydon, 1907
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) ceratopogones Theobald, 1903
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) microstictus Edwards, 1930
Coquillettidia aurea Edwards, 1915
Coquillettidia aurites Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Coquillettidia fuscopennata Theobald, 1903
Coquillettidia maculipennis Theobald, 1911
Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia microannulata Theobald, 1911
Coquillettidia wahlbergi Edwards, 1936
Culex (Culex) andersoni Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) aurantapex Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) decens Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) epidesmus Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) toroensis Edwards & Gi..., 1939
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) vagans Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Culex (Culex) vansomereni Edwards, 1926
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) rima Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) simpliciforceps Edwards, 1941
Culex (Maillotia) avianus De Meillon, 1943
Culex (Maillotia) peringueyi Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Culex (Maillotia) salisburiensis Theobald, 1901
Culex bwambanus Edwards, 1941
Culex draconis Ingram & Mei..., 1927
Culex pseudocinereus Theobald, 1901
Dixa (Dixa) bicolor Cole & Lovett, 1919
Dixa (Dixa) capensis Osten Sacken, 1877
Dixa (Dixa) claripennis Seguy, 1938
Dixa rhathyme Dyar & Shannon, 1924
Eretmapodites chrysogaster Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites quinquevittatus Theobald, 1901
Eretmapodites silvestris Ingram & De ..., 1927
Eretmapodites subsimplicipes Edwards, 1914
Lutzia tigripes De Grandpre ..., 1901
Malaya taeniarostris Theobald, 1911
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mimomyia lacustris Edwards, 1935
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito
Toxorhynchites lutescens Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia bilineata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia chorleyi Edwards, 1936
Uranotaenia fraseri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia montana Ingram & De ..., 1927
Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
13
103
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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