Checklist of Superfamily Culicoidea Meigen, 1818
for Tuvalu (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 36
83
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 36
83
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 33
80
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 23
51
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 8
17
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 2
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 2
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
| 1
5
10 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tuvalu
1 Family width 10 Species
Genera for Tuvalu
5 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Tuvalu
10 Species | Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | ⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | | Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951 | Polynesian tiger mosquito | | Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858 | | Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836) | ⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835 | | Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889 | Common Banded Mosquito | | Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 | Brown house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828 | Salt-water culex | | Mucidus (Mucidus) alternans Westwood, 1835 | Hexham Grey | | Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858 | | | Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) inornatus Walker, 1865 | |
Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Tuvalu
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