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Checklist for Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
297
621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
133
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
97
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
11
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transvaal
3 Families width 53 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito48SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transvaal
11 Genera with 53 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1930Ochlerotatus19SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1940Malaria Mosquitoes14SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1930Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1962Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1914African Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1911Ant Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1912Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
53 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) eritreae Lewis, 1942
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hirsutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leesoni Edwards, 1932
Aedes (Aedimorphus) microstictus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) mixtus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) punctothoracis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Aedimorphus) quasiunivittatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Diceromyia) adersi Edwards, 1917
Aedes (Diceromyia) furcifer Edwards, 1913
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) luteolateralis Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) mcintoshi Huang, 1985
Aedes (Stegomyia) contiguus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Stegomyia) hansfordi Huang, 1997
Aedes (Stegomyia) heischi Someren, 1951
Aedes (Stegomyia) langata Someren, 1946
Aedes (Stegomyia) ledgeri Huang, 1981
Aedes (Stegomyia) poweri Theobald, 1905
Aedes caballus Theobald, 1912
Aedes nyasae Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Cellia) argenteolobatus Gough, 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) confusus Evans & Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) demeilloni Evans, 1933
Anopheles (Cellia) garnhami Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Cellia) hughi Lambert & Co..., 1982
Anopheles (Cellia) letabensis Lambert & Co..., 1982
Anopheles (Cellia) maculipalpis Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) marshallii Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) natalensis Hill & Haydon, 1907
Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes Gough, 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) squamosus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) theileri Edwards, 1912
Anopheles ruarinus Edwards, 1940
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) microstictus Edwards, 1930
Coquillettidia aurea Edwards, 1915
Corethrella (Corethrella) harrisoni Freeman, 1962
Culex (Culex) aurantapex Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) terzii Edwards, 1941
Culex (Culex) toroensis Edwards & Gi..., 1939
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Maillotia) avianus De Meillon, 1943
Culex joanae Muspratt, 1955
Culex pseudocinereus Theobald, 1901
Dixa (Dixa) bicolor Cole & Lovett, 1919
Dixa (Dixa) capensis Osten Sacken, 1877
Dixa (Dixa) claripennis Seguy, 1938
Eretmapodites subsimplicipes Edwards, 1914
Malaya taeniarostris Theobald, 1911
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito
Uranotaenia alba Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia montana Ingram & De ..., 1927
Uranotaenia nivipous Theobald, 1912

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

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
8
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDixidae
Schiner, 1868
Dixid Midges, meniscus midge, Meniscus midges
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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