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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
826
2194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
175
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
51
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
11
114
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
1 Family width 114 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito114SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
11 Genera with 114 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1930Ochlerotatus28SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1934Malaria Mosquitoes27SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito30SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1914African Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1901Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1910Submarine Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1903Indistinct Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1993Heaven Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
114 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) durbanensis Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leucarthrius Speiser, 1909
Aedes (Albuginosus) gilliesi Someren, 1962
Aedes (Albuginosus) haworthi Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Diceromyia) adersi Edwards, 1917
Aedes (Diceromyia) fascipalpis Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Diceromyia) furcifer Edwards, 1913
Aedes (Diceromyia) taylori Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) albicosta Edwards, 1913
Aedes (Skusea) pembaensis Theobald, 1901Skusea pembaensis
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) calceatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) deboeri Edwards, 1926
Aedes (Stegomyia) hansfordi Huang, 1997
Aedes (Stegomyia) heischi Someren, 1951
Aedes (Stegomyia) josiahae Huang, 1988
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) masseyi Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) njombiensis Huang, 1997
Aedes (Stegomyia) simpsoni Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Stegomyia) soleatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) usambara Mattingly, 1953
Aedes (Stegomyia) woodi Edwards, 1922
Aedes fulgens Edwards, 1917
Aedes hancocki Someren, 1962
Aedes macintoshi (Marks, 1959)⇒ Ochlerotatus macintoshi Marks, 1959
Aedes mzooi Someren, 1962
Aedes nyasae Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Anopheles) namibiensis Coetzee, 1984
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) aruni Sobti, 1968
Anopheles (Cellia) christyi Newstead & C..., 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) confusus Evans & Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) erepens Gillies, 1958
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) garnhami Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Cellia) gibbinsi Evans, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) keniensis Evans, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) kingi Christophers, 1923
Anopheles (Cellia) machardyi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) njombiensis Peters, 1955
Anopheles (Cellia) parensis Gillies, 1962
Anopheles (Cellia) pharoensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) quadriannulatus Theobald, 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) rivulorum Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) schwetzi Evans, 1934
Anopheles (Cellia) swahilicus Gillies, 1964
Anopheles (Cellia) walravensi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles basilewskyi (Leleup, 1957)⇒ Anopheles garnhami Edwards, 1930
Anopheles costalis (Loew, 1866)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles lovettae Evans, 1934
Anopheles ugandae Evans, 1934
Anopheles ungujae White, 1975
Anopheles wilsoni Evans, 1934
Coquillettidia flavocincta Edwards, 1936
Coquillettidia fuscopennata Theobald, 1903
Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia microannulata Theobald, 1911
Culex (Culex) andersoni Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) antennatus Becker, 1903
Culex (Culex) decens Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) guiarti Blanchard, 1905
Culex (Culex) invidiosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) neavei Theobald, 1906
Culex (Culex) pseudoannulioris Theobald, 1909
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) trifilatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) vansomereni Edwards, 1926
Culex (Culex) watti Edwards, 1920
Culex (Culex) zombaensis Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinerellus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) gilliesi Hamon & van ..., 1961
Culex (Culiciomyia) macfiei Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nigrochaetae (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Culex nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) adersianus Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) albiventris Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) amaniensis van Someren ..., 1964
Culex (Eumelanomyia) rubinotus Theobald, 1906
Culex (Eumelanomyia) simpliciforceps Edwards, 1941
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Eretmapodites chrysogaster Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites grenieri Hamon & van ..., 1961
Eretmapodites intermedius Edwards, 1936
Eretmapodites mattinglyi Hamon & van ..., 1961
Eretmapodites quinquevittatus Theobald, 1901
Eretmapodites subsimplicipes Edwards, 1914
Lutzia tigripes De Grandpre ..., 1901
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mansonia nigerrima (Theobald, 1910)⇒ Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mimomyia lacustris Edwards, 1935
Mimomyia splendens Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Ochlerotatus macintoshi Marks, 1959
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito
Toxorhynchites lutescens Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia alboabdominalis Theobald, 1910
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia chorleyi Edwards, 1936
Uranotaenia fraseri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia lucyae Van Someren, 1954
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941
Uranotaenia shillitonis Edwards, 1932
Uranotaenia tanzaniae da Cunha Ramos, 1993

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
11
114
Genera
Species

Taxom



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