Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 527
6198
14500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 524
6193
14493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
6089
14260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 316
4628
11471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 84
793
2049 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 18
176
598 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 6
48
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
| 3
21
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sri Lanka
3 Families width 175 Species
Genera for Sri Lanka
21 Genera with 175 Species #ACDFHLMOTUV
| Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909 | Scaly Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aedes Meigen, 1917 | Ochlerotatus | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1911 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Armigeres Theobald, 1908 | Cord Mosquito | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1901 | Glassworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coquillettidia Dyar, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Corethrella Freeman, 1911 | Frog-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1908 | Typical Mosquito | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Dixa Meigen, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ficalbia Theobald, 1901 | Small Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heizmannia Ludlow, 1905 | Metallic Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hodgesia Theobald, 1908 | Tiny Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lutzia Theobald, 1820 | Predatory Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Malaya Leicester, 1908 | Ant Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mansonia Blanchard, 1930 | Submarine Mosquito | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mimomyia Theobald, 1929 | Indistinct Mosquito | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1927 | Red Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1905 | Carnivorous Mosquito | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tripteroides Giles, 1913 | Pestle Mosquito | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1974 | Heaven Mosquito | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Verrallina Theobald, 1917 | Broadtail Mosquito | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sri Lanka
175 Species | Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909 | Variable oakleaf caterpillar | | Aedes (Aedes) spermathecus Wijesundara, 1951 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboscutellatus Theobald, 1905 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) argenteoscutellatus Carter & Wij..., 1948 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) jamesi Edwards, 1914 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) pallidostriatus Theobald, 1907 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) pipersalatus Giles, 1902 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) stenoetrus Theobald, 1907 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) taeniorhynchoides Christophers, 1911 | | | Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830) | ⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830 | | Aedes (Cancraedes) simplex Theobald, 1903 | | | Aedes (Christophersiomyia) annulirostris Theobald, 1905 | | | Aedes (Christophersiomyia) thomsoni Theobald, 1905 | | | Aedes (Diceromyia) ramachandrai Reuben, 1967 | | | Aedes (Diceromyia) reginae Edwards, 1922 | | | Aedes (Finlaya) albolateralis Theobald, 1908 | | | Aedes (Finlaya) albotaeniatus Leicester, 1904 | | | Aedes (Finlaya) chrysolineatus Theobald, 1907 | | | Aedes (Finlaya) greenii Theobald, 1903 | | | Aedes (Finlaya) harveyi Barraud, 1923 | | | Aedes (Finlaya) pseudotaeniatus Giles, 1901 | | | Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus Bigot, 1861 | | | Aedes (Lorrainea) quasiferinus Mattingly, 1961 | | | Aedes (Mucidus) scatophagoides Theobald, 1901 | | | Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905) | ⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905 | | Aedes (Paraedes) chrysoscuta Theobald, 1910 | | | Aedes (Paraedes) ostentatio Leicester, 1908 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | ⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | | Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895) | ⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894 | | Aedes (Stegomyia) krombeini Huang, 1975 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) mediopunctatus Theobald, 1905 | | | Aedes (Stegomyia) w-albus Theobald, 1905 | | | Aedes (Vemallina) butleri (Theobald, 1901) | ⇒ Verrallina butleri Theobald, 1901 | | Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901 | | | Aedes indicus Theobald), 1907 | | | Aedes lankaensis Stone & Night, 1958 | | | Aedes macdougalli Edwards, 1922 | | | Aedes niveus (Eichwald, 1837) | ⇒ Aedes zethus Meillon & La..., 1944 | | Aedes petroelephantus Wijesundara, 1951 | | | Aedes pseudomediofasciatus Theobald), 1910 | | | Aedes seculatus Menon, 1950 | | | Aedes srilankensis Reinert J.F., 1977 | | | Aedes taeniorhyncoides Christophers), 1911 | | | Aedes wardi Reinert, 1976 | | | Aedes yerburyi (Edwards, 1917) | ⇒ Verrallina yerburyi Edwards, 1917 | | Anopheles (Anopheles) aitkenii James, 1903 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) barbirostris van der Wulp, 1884 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) barbumbrosus Strickland &..., 1927 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) gigas Giles, 1901 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) insulaeflorum Swellengrebe..., 1920 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) interruptus Puri, 1929 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) nigerrimus Giles, 1900 | Hawai'i spikemoss | | Anopheles (Anopheles) peditaeniatus Leicester, 1908 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) peytoni Kulasekera, ..., 1989 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824 | Common malaria mosquito | | Anopheles (Anopheles) reidi Harrison, 1973 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) aconitus Dönitz, 1902 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) annularis van der Wulp, 1884 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) culicifacies Giles, 1901 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) demeilloni Evans, 1933 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) elegans James, 1903 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) fluviatilis James, 1902 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900 | African malaria mosquito | | Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902 | African malaria mosquito | | Anopheles (Cellia) jamesii (Theobald, 1901) | ⇒ Anopheles annularis van der Wulp, 1884 | | Anopheles (Cellia) karwari James, 1903 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) maculatus Theobald, 1901 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) mirans Sallum & Peyton, 2005 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) pallidus Theobald, 1901 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) pseudojamesi Strickland &..., 1927 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) stephensi Liston, 1901 | Asian malaria mosquito | | Anopheles (Cellia) subpictus Grassi, 1899 | Apple maggot | | Anopheles (Cellia) tessellatus Theobald, 1901 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) vagus Dönitz, 1902 | | | Anopheles (Cellia) varuna Iyengar, 1924 | | | Anopheles refutans Alcock, 1913 | | | Anopheles simlensis James, 1911 | | | Armigeres (Armigeres) magnus Theobald, 1908 | | | Armigeres (Armigeres) omissus Edwards, 1914 | | | Armigeres (Armigeres) subalbatus Coquillett, 1898 | | | Armigeres (Leicesteria) magnus Theobald, 1908 | | | Armigeres (Leicesteria) omissus Edwards, 1914 | | | Armigeres aureolineatus Leicester, 1908 | | | Chaoborus asiaticus Giles, 1901 | | | Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) crassipes van der Wulp, 1881 | | | Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915 | | | Corethrella (Corethrella) inepta Annandale, 1911 | | | Culex (Culex) barraudi Edwards, 1922 | | | Culex (Culex) edwardsi Barraud, 1923 | | | Culex (Culex) epidesmus Theobald, 1910 | | | Culex (Culex) fuscocephala Theobald, 1907 | Alpine woodsorrel | | Culex (Culex) gelidus Theobald, 1901 | Frosty mosquito | | Culex (Culex) infula Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Culex) jacksoni Edwards, 1934 | | | Culex (Culex) mimulus Edwards, 1915 | Elegant asterella | | Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui Colless, 1957 | | | Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 | Brown house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828 | Salt-water culex | | Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901 | | | Culex (Culex) uniformis Theobald, 1905 | | | Culex (Culex) vishnui Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Culex) whitmorei Giles, 1904 | | | Culex (Culiciomyia) bahri Edwards, 1914 | | | Culex (Culiciomyia) bailyi Barraud, 1934 | | | Culex (Culiciomyia) fragilis Ludlow, 1903 | | | Culex (Culiciomyia) nigropunctatus Edwards, 1926 | | | Culex (Culiciomyia) pallidothorax Theobald, 1905 | Wood sorrel | | Culex (Culiciomyia) shebbearei Barraud, 1924 | | | Culex (Culiciomyia) spathifurca Edwards, 1915 | | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) brevipalpis Giles, 1902 | | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) campilunati Carter & Wij..., 1948 | | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) castrensis Edwards, 1922 | | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) foliatus Brug, 1932 | | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) malayi Leicester, 1908 | | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) pluvialis Barraud, 1924 | | | Culex (Eumelanomyia) uniformis (Theobald, 1905) | ⇒ Culex fuscocephala Theobald, 1907 | | Culex (Lasiosiphon) adairi Kirkpatrick, 1926 | | | Culex (Lasiosiphon) pluvialis (Barraud, 1924) | ⇒ Culex adairi Kirkpatrick, 1926 | | Culex (Lophoceraomyia) bicornutus Theobald, 1910 | | | Culex (Lophoceraomyia) infantulus Edwards, 1922 | | | Culex (Lophoceraomyia) jenseni De Meijere, 1910 | | | Culex (Lophoceraomyia) lasiopalpis Sirivanakarn, 1977 | | | Culex (Lophoceraomyia) mammilifer Leicester, 1908 | | | Culex (Lophoceraomyia) minutissimus Theobald, 1907 | | | Culex (Lophoceraomyia) quadripalpis Edwards, 1914 | | | Culex (Lophoceraomyia) rubithoracis Leicester, 1908 | | | Culex (Lophoceraomyia) wardi Sirivanakarn, 1977 | | | Culex (Lutzia) fuscanus (Wiedemann, 1820) | ⇒ Lutzia fuscana Wiedemann, 1820 | | Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901 | | | Culex (Oculeomyia) infula Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Oculeomyia) sinensis Theobald, 1903 | Oxalis | | Culex halifaxi Theobald, 1903 | | | Culex mamilifer Leicester), 1908 | | | Dixa zeylanica Senior-White, 1924 | | | Ficalbia ludlowae Brunetti, 1920 | | | Ficalbia minima (Theobald, 1901) | ⇒ Ficalbia ludlowae Brunetti, 1920 | | Heizmannia carteri Amerasinghe, 1993 | | | Heizmannia greenii Theobald, 1905 | | | Hodgesia bailyi Barraud, 1929 | | | Hodgesia malayi Leicester, 1908 | | | Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903 | | | Lutzia fuscana Wiedemann, 1820 | | | Malaya genurostris Leicester, 1908 | | | Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901 | | | Mansonia (Mansonoides) annulifera Theobald, 1901 | | | Mansonia (Mansonoides) indiana Edwards, 1930 | Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail | | Mimomyia (Etorleptiomyia) luzonensis Ludlow, 1905 | | | Mimomyia (Mimomyia) chamberlaini Ludlow, 1904 | Bernard's violet | | Mimomyia (Mimomyia) hybrida Leicester, 1908 | | | Mimomyia intermedia Barraud, 1929 | | | Orthopodomyia anopheloides Giles, 1903 | | | Orthopodomyia flavithorax Barraud, 1927 | | | Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901 | Mosquito | | Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819 | Mosquito | | Toxorhynchites minimus Theobald, 1905 | | | Tripteroides (Rachionotomyia) aranoides Theobald, 1901 | | | Tripteroides affinis Edwards, 1913 | | | Tripteroides ceylonensis Theobald, 1905 | | | Tripteroides dofleini Guenther, 1913 | | | Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) bicolor (Leicester, 1908) | ⇒ Uranotaenia hystera Loew, 1869 | | Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) nivipleura Leicester, 1908 | | | Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) obscura Edwards, 1915 | Elegant asterella | | Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) campestris Leicester, 1908 | | | Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lateralis Ludlow, 1905 | Field pansy | | Uranotaenia recondita Melander, 1923 | | | Uranotaenia rutherfordi Edwards, 1922 | | | Uranotaenia srilankensis Peyton, 1974 | | | Verrallina indica Theobald, 1907 | | | Verrallina lankaensis Stone & Knight, 1958 | | | Verrallina petroelephantus Wijesundara, 1951 | | | Verrallina pseudomediofasciata Theobald, 1910 | | | Verrallina seculata Menon, 1950 | | | Verrallina spermathecus Wijesundara, 1951 | | | Verrallina srilankensis Reinert, 1977 | | | Verrallina yerburyi Edwards, 1917 | |
Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka | Family | Chaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Culicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos | 18
172 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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