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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
560
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
98
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
69
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
9
33
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
1 Family width 33 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito33SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
9 Genera with 33 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1923Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1915Ochlerotatus11SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1940Malaria Mosquitoes7SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1956Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1907Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Neomelaniconion Newstead, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1904Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
33 Species
Aedeomyia (Lepiothauma) furfurea Enderlein, 1923
Aedes (Aedimorphus) fowleri Charmoy, 1908
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) ochraceus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus Bigot, 1861
Aedes (Mucidus) sudanensis Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Stegomyia) metallicus Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Stegomyia) pseudonigeria Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Stegomyia) saimedres Huang, 1988
Aedes caballus Theobald, 1912
Aedes chelli Edwards, 1915
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Anopheles) namibiensis Coetzee, 1984
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) squamosus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles ruarinus Edwards, 1940
Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) abyssinicus (Someren, 1945)⇒ Culex ellinorae Ovazza, Hamo..., 1956
Culex (Culex) argenteopunctatus Ventrillon, 1905
Culex (Culex) epidesmus Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) trifoliatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nigrochaetae (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Culex nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex ellinorae Ovazza, Hamo..., 1956
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Mimomyia mimomyiaformis Newstead, 1907
Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Namibia
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
9
33
Genera
Species

Taxom



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