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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
457
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
64
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
26
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
10
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malawi
2 Families width 45 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito43SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malawi
10 Genera with 45 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1905Ochlerotatus11SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1930Glassworm2SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1911Typical Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1914African Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1887Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1903Indistinct Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
45 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) quasiunivittatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Albuginosus) capensis Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Diceromyia) fascipalpis Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Mucidus) sudanensis Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Stegomyia) soleatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) subargenteus Edwards, 1925
Aedes (Stegomyia) unilineatus Theobald, 1906
Aedes (Stegomyia) woodi Edwards, 1922
Aedes fulgens Edwards, 1917
Aedes nyasae Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Aedes wellmanii Theobald, 1905
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Cellia) distinctus Newstead & C..., 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) longipalpis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) maculipalpis Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) marshallii Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) seydeli Edwards, 1929
Anopheles rhodesiensis Theobald, 1901
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) fryeri Verbeke, 1958
Chaoborus edulis Edwards, 1930
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) andersoni Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) perfuscus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culex) toroensis Edwards & Gi..., 1939
Culex (Culex) trifilatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) zombaensis Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nigrochaetae (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Culex nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) insignis Carter, 1911
Eretmapodites chrysogaster Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites subsimplicipes Edwards, 1914
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mimomyia pallida Edwards, 1925
Mimomyia splendens Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito
Toxorhynchites lutescens Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901

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

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
9
43
Genera
Species

Taxom



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