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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
912
2398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
283
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
114
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
22
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Macaronesia
3 Families width 81 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito76SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Macaronesia
22 Genera with 81 Species
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Aedeomyia Theobald, 1878Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1907Ochlerotatus11SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes18SpeciesTaxom
Chagasia Cruz, 1904Basal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1992Frog-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito24SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1932Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Georgecraigius Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1921Shoulder Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Joblotia Blanchard, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1906Brushy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1915Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Microculex Theobald, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1908Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1906Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901Gang Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1927Canopy Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1912Heaven Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1905Bromeliad Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
81 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes albifasciatus Macquart, 1838
Aedes eatoni Edwards, 1916
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedes meirai Ribeiro, Ram..., 1980
Aedes nubilus Theobald, 1903
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes thorntoni Dyar & Knab, 1907
Anopheles (Anopheles) eiseni Coquillett, 1902
Anopheles (Anopheles) fluminensis Root, 1927Huisachillo
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipes Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) neomaculipalpus Curry, 1931
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Kerteszia) cruzii Dyar & Knab, 1908
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Pearly prickleback
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root, 1926American malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) dominicanus T. J. Zavortink, 2000
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) janconnae Wilkerson & ..., 2009
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oryzalimnetes Wilkerson & ..., 2009
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi Peryassú, 1922
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) rangeli Gabaldon, Co..., 1940
Anopheles (Stethomyia) nimbus Theobald, 1902
Chagasia fajardi Lutz, 1904
Corethrella (Corethrella) dominicana A. Borkent, 2008
Corethrella (Corethrella) nudistyla A. Borkent, 1992
Culex (Anoedioporpa) conservator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Anoedioporpa) corrigani Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Culex) annuliventris Blanchard, 1852
Culex (Culex) apicinus Philippi, 1865
Culex (Culex) articularis Philippi, 1865
Culex (Culex) bidens Dyar, 1922
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) dolosus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) molestus Forskal, 1775Underground mosquito
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pinarocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex hortensis maderensis Mattingly, 1955
Culex (Melanoconion) educator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex malariager G. Poinar, 2005
Culex ocellatus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culiseta) atlantica Edwards, 1932
Dixa tetrica Peus, 1934
Dixella laeta (Loew, 1849)⇒ Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) janthinomys Dyar, 1921
Johnbelkinia ulopus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Lutzia (Lutzia) allostigma (Howard, Dyar..., 1915)⇒ Culex allostigma Howard, Dyar..., 1915
Mimomyia clavipalpus Theobald, 1908
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) eatoni (Edwards, 1916)⇒ Aedes eatoni Edwards, 1916
Orthopodomyia fascipes Coquillett, 1906
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) albigenu Peryassú, 1908
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) albipes Theobald, 1907
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) lutzii Theobald, 1901
Sabethes (Sabethes) albiprivus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Sabethes petrocchiae Shannon & Ponte, 1927
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) geometrica Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) pulcherrima Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Uranotaenia alboabdominalis Theobald, 1910
Uranotaenia nivipous Theobald, 1912
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) complosa Dyar, 1928
Wyeomyia mitchellii Theobald, 1905Bromeliad mosquito

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

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
19
76
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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