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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region South Nigeria (Nigeria)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
467
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
467
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
87
438
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
405
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
36
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
23
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
1
14
120
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
14
120
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Nigeria
1 Family width 120 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito120SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Nigeria
14 Genera with 120 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1906Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1887Ochlerotatus35SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes13SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito28SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1901African Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Ficalbia Theobald, 1901Small Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesia Theobald, 1930Tiny Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1901Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1922Ant Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1887Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1903Indistinct Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1935Carnivorous Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1919Heaven Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Nigeria
120 Species
Aedeomyia (Lepiothauma) africana Neveu-Lemaire, 1906
Aedes (Aedimorphus) albocephalus Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) apicoannulatus Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Aedimorphus) argenteopunctatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) caliginosus Graham, 1910
Aedes (Aedimorphus) cumminsii Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) domesticus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) filicis Ingram & Mei..., 1927
Aedes (Aedimorphus) irritans Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) nigricephalus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) punctothoracis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Aedimorphus) simulans Newstead & C..., 1911
Aedes (Aedimorphus) wigglesworthi Edwards, 1941
Aedes (Albuginosus) stokesi Evans, 1929
Aedes (Diceromyia) flavicollis Edwards, 1928
Aedes (Diceromyia) taylori Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus Bigot, 1861
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) carteri Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) circumluteolus Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) monotrichus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) palpalis Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) punctocostalis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) albomarginatus Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) argenteoventralis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) kummi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) apicoargenteus Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Stegomyia) dendrophilus Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) pseudoafricanus Chwatt, 1949
Aedes (Stegomyia) pseudonigeria Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Stegomyia) simpsoni Theobald, 1905
Aedes ingrami Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Aedes longipalpis Grunberg, 1905
Aedes mucidus Karsch, 1887
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Anopheles) obscurus Grünberg, 1905
Anopheles (Anopheles) paludis Theobald, 1900
Anopheles (Cellia) cinctus Newstead & C..., 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) freetownensis Evans, 1925
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hargreavesi Evans, 1927
Anopheles (Cellia) moucheti Evans, 1925
Anopheles (Cellia) nili Theobald, 1904
Anopheles (Cellia) pharoensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes Gough, 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) squamosus Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia annettii Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia aurites Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) antennatus Becker, 1903
Culex (Culex) decens Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) epidesmus Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) grahamii Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) guiarti Blanchard, 1905
Culex (Culex) ingrami Edwards, 1916
Culex (Culex) invidiosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) perfidiosus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) philipi Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Culex) pruina Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinerellus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) albiventris Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) andreanus Edwards, 1927
Culex (Eumelanomyia) horridus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) insignis Carter, 1911
Culex (Eumelanomyia) kingianus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) rima Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) sunyaniensis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Maillotia) salisburiensis Theobald, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Eretmapodites argyrurus Edwards, 1936
Eretmapodites chrysogaster Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites grahami Edwards, 1911
Eretmapodites inornatus Newstead, 1907
Eretmapodites quinquevittatus Theobald, 1901
Ficalbia malfeyti Newstead, 1907
Ficalbia nigra Theobald, 1901
Hodgesia cyptopous Theobald, 1909
Hodgesia nigeriae Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Lutzia tigripes De Grandpre ..., 1901
Malaya farquharsoni Edwards, 1922
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mimomyia hispida Theobald, 1910
Mimomyia lacustris Edwards, 1935
Mimomyia mediolineata Theobald, 1904
Mimomyia mimomyiaformis Newstead, 1907
Mimomyia pallida Edwards, 1925
Mimomyia plumosa Theobald, 1901
Mimomyia splendens Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito
Toxorhynchites aeneus Evans, 1926
Toxorhynchites erythrurus Edwards, 1941
Toxorhynchites viridibasis Edwards, 1935
Uranotaenia alba Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia alboabdominalis Theobald, 1910
Uranotaenia annulata Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia bilineata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia caeruleocephala Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia caliginosa Philip, 1931Canadian serviceberry
Uranotaenia chorleyi Edwards, 1936
Uranotaenia fraseri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941
Uranotaenia nivipous Theobald, 1912
Uranotaenia ornata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia pallidocephala Theobald, 1908
Uranotaenia philonuxia Cole, 1919Canadian serviceberry

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in South Nigeria
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
14
120
Genera
Species

Taxom



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