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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
155
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
98
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Culicoidea
Meigen, 1818
3
10
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
3 Families width 86 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito85SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
10 Genera with 86 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1944Ochlerotatus28SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1940Malaria Mosquitoes26SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito19SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1901Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Neomelanoconion Theobald, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1909Heaven Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
86 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) lamborni Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leesoni Edwards, 1932
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leptolabis Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) minutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) mixtus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) ochraceus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) quasiunivittatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Albuginosus) haworthi Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Albuginosus) marshallii Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Diceromyia) fascipalpis Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) circumluteolus Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) luteolateralis Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) amaltheus Meillon & La..., 1944
Aedes (Stegomyia) calceatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) chaussieri Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) contiguus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Stegomyia) langata Someren, 1946
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) masseyi Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) poweri Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Stegomyia) schwetzi Edwards, 1926
Aedes (Stegomyia) soleatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes fulgens Edwards, 1917
Aedes luteostriatus Robinson, 1950
Aedes mucidus Karsch, 1887
Aedes nyasae Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Aedes zethus Meillon & La..., 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) argenteolobatus Gough, 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) carteri Evans & de M..., 1933
Anopheles (Cellia) confusus Evans & Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) cydippis De Meillon, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) distinctus Newstead & C..., 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) fuscivenosus Leeson, 1930
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) garnhami Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Cellia) leesoni Evans, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) listeri De Meillon, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) longipalpis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) maculipalpis Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) marshallii Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) mousinhoi de Meillon &..., 1940
Anopheles (Cellia) parensis Gillies, 1962
Anopheles (Cellia) quadriannulatus Theobald, 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) rivulorum Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) schwetzi Evans, 1934
Anopheles (Cellia) seydeli Edwards, 1929
Anopheles (Cellia) theileri Edwards, 1912
Anopheles (Cellia) walravensi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles hebes (Donitz, 1902)⇒ Anopheles funestus Giles, 1900
Anopheles ruarinus Edwards, 1940
Coquillettidia flavocincta Edwards, 1936
Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) epidesmus Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culex) striatipes Edwards, 1941
Culex (Culex) terzii Edwards, 1941
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) trifilatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) vansomereni Edwards, 1926
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nigrochaetae (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Culex nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) horridus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) inconspicuosus Theobald, 1908
Culex (Maillotia) salisburiensis Theobald, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex jinjaensis Edwards, 1941
Culex pseudocinereus Theobald, 1901
Dixa (Dixa) claripennis Seguy, 1938
Mimomyia plumosa Theobald, 1901
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito
Toxorhynchites lutescens Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia alba Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia connali Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia fraseri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nivipous Theobald, 1912
Uranotaenia ornata Theobald, 1909

Subnodes of Culicoidea with occurrences in Zimbabwe
FamilyChaoboridae
Newman, 1834
phantom midge, Phantom midges, Phantom Or Ghost Midges, Phanton Midges
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCulicidae
Meigen, 1818
Mosquito, Mosquitoes, Mosquitos
8
85
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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