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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
680
2226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
143
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
61
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
17
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Uganda
2 Families width 198 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito194SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Uganda
17 Genera with 198 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1906Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1887Ochlerotatus43SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1934Malaria Mosquitoes22SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1911Glassworm2SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19139SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 2008Frog-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1941Typical Mosquito61SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1914Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1962African Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Ficalbia Theobald, 1901Small Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesia Theobald, 1904Tiny Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1911Ant Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1910Submarine Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1948Indistinct Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Neomelanoconion Theobald, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1935Carnivorous Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1951Heaven Mosquito24SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
198 Species
Aedeomyia (Lepiothauma) africana Neveu-Lemaire, 1906
Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboventralis Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Aedimorphus) cumminsii Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) gibbinsi Edwards, 1935
Aedes (Aedimorphus) holocinctus Edwards, 1941
Aedes (Aedimorphus) hopkinsi Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) insolens Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leptolabis Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) mutilus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) natronius Edwards, 1932
Aedes (Aedimorphus) phyllolabis Edwards, 1929
Aedes (Aedimorphus) pubescens Edwards, 1925
Aedes (Aedimorphus) semlikiensis Someren, 1950
Aedes (Aedimorphus) simulans Newstead & C..., 1911
Aedes (Aedimorphus) smithburni Someren, 1950
Aedes (Aedimorphus) tarsalis Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Aedimorphus) wigglesworthi Edwards, 1941
Aedes (Albuginosus) capensis Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Albuginosus) marshallii Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Diceromyia) furcifer Edwards, 1913
Aedes (Finlaya) pulchrithorax Edwards, 1939
Aedes (Mucidus) grahamii Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Mucidus) nigerrimus Theobald, 1913
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) carteri Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) circumluteolus Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) palpalis Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) taeniarostris Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) albomarginatus Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) angustus Edwards, 1935
Aedes (Stegomyia) apicoargenteus Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Stegomyia) bambusae Edwards, 1935
Aedes (Stegomyia) bromeliae Theobald, 1911
Aedes (Stegomyia) hansfordi Huang, 1997
Aedes (Stegomyia) opok Corbet & Som..., 1962
Aedes (Stegomyia) ruwenzori Haddow & Som..., 1950
Aedes (Stegomyia) unilineatus Theobald, 1906
Aedes bwamba Someren, 1950
Aedes denderensis Wolfs, 1949
Aedes kabwachensis Edwards, 1941
Aedes lilii Theobald, 1910
Aedes longipalpis Grunberg, 1905
Aedes mucidus Karsch, 1887
Anopheles (Anopheles) implexus Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) obscurus Grünberg, 1905
Anopheles (Anopheles) symesi Edwards, 1928
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) ardensis Theobald, 1905
Anopheles (Cellia) brohieri Edwards, 1929
Anopheles (Cellia) bwambae White, 1985
Anopheles (Cellia) christyi Newstead & C..., 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) cydippis De Meillon, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) domicola Edwards, 1916
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) garnhami Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Cellia) gibbinsi Evans, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) hancocki Edwards, 1929
Anopheles (Cellia) keniensis Evans, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) kingi Christophers, 1923
Anopheles (Cellia) marshallii Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) moucheti Evans, 1925
Anopheles (Cellia) rivulorum Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Anopheles ugandae Evans, 1934
Chaoborus (Neochaoborus) anomalus (Edwards, 1930)⇒ Chaoborus ceratopogones Theobald, 1903
Chaoborus pallidipes Theobald, 1911
Coquillettidia aurea Edwards, 1915
Coquillettidia aurites Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia fraseri Theobald, 1911
Coquillettidia fuscopennata Theobald, 1903
Coquillettidia maculipennis Theobald, 1911
Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia microannulata Theobald, 1911
Coquillettidia pseudoconopas Theobald, 1910
Coquillettidia versicolor Edwards, 1913
Corethrella (Corethrella) pallitarsis Edwards, 1930
Corethrella (Corethrella) ugandensis Borkent, 2008
Culex (Culex) andersoni Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) chorleyi Edwards, 1941
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) euclastus (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Culex invidiosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) grahamii Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) guiarti Blanchard, 1905
Culex (Culex) hancocki Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Culex (Culex) hopkinsi Edwards, 1932
Culex (Culex) ingrami Edwards, 1916
Culex (Culex) invidiosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) lygrus Root, 1927Huisachillo
Culex (Culex) musarum Edwards, 1932
Culex (Culex) neavei Theobald, 1906
Culex (Culex) ninagongoensis Edwards, 1928
Culex (Culex) ornatothoracis Theobald, 1909
Culex (Culex) pallidothoracis Theobald, 1909
Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Culex) pruina Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pseudoannulioris Theobald, 1909
Culex (Culex) pseudopruina Van Someren, 1951
Culex (Culex) quasiguiarti Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) shoae Hamon & Ovazza, 1954
Culex (Culex) tenagius Van Someren, 1954
Culex (Culex) terzii Edwards, 1941
Culex (Culex) toroensis Edwards & Gi..., 1939
Culex (Culex) trifilatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) trifoliatus Edwards, 1914
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) macfiei Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Culex (Culiciomyia) mongiro Van Someren, 1951
Culex (Culiciomyia) semibrunneus Edwards, 1927
Culex (Culiciomyia) subaequalis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) acrostichalis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) albiventris Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) andreanus Edwards, 1927
Culex (Eumelanomyia) fimbriforceps Edwards, 1935
Culex (Eumelanomyia) insignis Carter, 1911
Culex (Eumelanomyia) kanyamwerima Van Someren, 1951
Culex (Eumelanomyia) kilara Van Someren, 1951
Culex (Eumelanomyia) kingianus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) rubinotus Theobald, 1906
Culex (Eumelanomyia) simpliciforceps Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) subrima Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) wigglesworthi Edwards, 1941
Culex (Kitzmilleria) moucheti Evans, 1923
Culex (Maillotia) salisburiensis Theobald, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex aenescens Edwards, 1941
Culex bwambanus Edwards, 1941
Culex elgonicus Edwards, 1941
Culex eschirasi Galliard, 1931
Culex jinjaensis Edwards, 1941
Culex macrophyllus Edwards & Gi..., 1939
Culex ugandae Someren, 1967
Culex vexillatus Edwards, 1941
Culiseta fraseri Edwards, 1914
Eretmapodites corbeti Hamon, 1962
Eretmapodites dracaenae Edwards, 1916
Eretmapodites gilletti Van Someren, 1949
Eretmapodites haddowi Van Someren, 1949
Eretmapodites harperi Van Someren, 1949
Eretmapodites inornatus Newstead, 1907
Eretmapodites intermedius Edwards, 1936
Eretmapodites mahaffyi Van Someren, 1949
Eretmapodites oedipodeios Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites parvipluma Edwards, 1941
Eretmapodites penicillatus Edwards, 1941
Eretmapodites productus Edwards, 1941
Eretmapodites tonsus Edwards, 1941
Eretmapodites vansomereni Hamon, 1962
Ficalbia nigra Theobald, 1901
Hodgesia cyptopous Theobald, 1909
Hodgesia sanguinae Theobald, 1904
Malaya fraseri Edwards, 1922
Malaya taeniarostris Theobald, 1911
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mansonia nigerrima (Theobald, 1910)⇒ Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mimomyia femorata Edwards, 1936
Mimomyia flavopicta Edwards, 1936
Mimomyia hispida Theobald, 1910
Mimomyia lacustris Edwards, 1935
Mimomyia pallida Edwards, 1925
Mimomyia perplexens Edwards, 1932
Mimomyia splendens Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Mimomyia xanthozona Van Someren, 1948
Toxorhynchites barbipes Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Toxorhynchites ruwenzori Van Someren, 1948
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 chorleyi Edwards, 1936
Uranotaenia connali Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia fraseri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia garnhami Van Someren, 1948
Uranotaenia henrardi Panzer, 1798
Uranotaenia hopkinsi Edwards, 1932
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia musarum Edwards, 1936
Uranotaenia nigripes Theobald, 1905
Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941
Uranotaenia nivipous Theobald, 1912
Uranotaenia ornata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia pallidocephala Theobald, 1908
Uranotaenia philonuxia Cole, 1919Canadian serviceberry
Uranotaenia shillitonis Edwards, 1932
Uranotaenia ugandae da Cunha Ramos, 1993
Uranotaenia yovani Van Someren, 1951

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Uganda
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
15
194
Genera
Species

Taxom



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