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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2638
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2630
5969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2623
5962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
2048
4944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
379
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
68
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
25
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afghanistan
4 Families width 46 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids12SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge18SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afghanistan
25 Genera with 46 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes7SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotendipes Lenz, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1966Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19947SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1968Snow Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Euryhapsis Oliver, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Metacnephia Crosskey, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Neozavrelia Goetghebuer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodiamesa Goetghebuer, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Schizodactylus Brullé, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
46 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) fluviatilis James, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) moghulensis Christophers, 1924
Anopheles (Cellia) multicolor Cambouliu, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) pulcherrimus Theobald, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) stephensi Liston, 1901Asian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) subpictus Grassi, 1899Apple maggot
Anopheles (Cellia) turkhudi Liston, 1901
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) fulvipes Remm, 1972
Bezzia albicornis Meigen, 1818
Bezzia calceata Walker, 1856
Bezzia fuliginata Clastrier, 1962
Brachypogon herati Navai, 1997
Cryptotendipes holsatus Lenz, 1959
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) nubeculosus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) puncticollis (Becker, 1903)⇒ Culicoides nubeculosus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Pontoculicoides) saevus Kieffer, 1922
Culicoides noshaquensis Tokunaga, 1966
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Dasyhelea afghanica Navai, 1994
Dasyhelea bamianica Navai, 1994
Dasyhelea peculiopa Navai, 1994
Dasyhelea schumanni Navai, 1994
Dasyhelea seminigra Navai, 1994
Dasyhelea serrata Navai, 1994
Dasyhelea similinigrina Navai, 1994
Diamesa filicauda Tokunaga, 1966
Diamesa loeffleri Reiss, 1968
Euryhapsis brevis Oliver, 1981
Forcipomyia monticolonia Tokunaga, 1966
Harnischia fuscimana Kieffer, 1921
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Metacnephia sorkulensis Rubtsov, 1971
Neozavrelia lindbergi Reiss, 1968
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) caspius Pallas, 1771
Psectrocladius pancratovae Akhrorov, 1977
Pseudodiamesa (Pseudodiamesa) nivosa Goetghebuer, 1928
Rheocricotopus lindbergi Lehmann, 1969
Schizodactylus hesperus Bey-Bienko, 1967
Simulium (Obuchovia) albellum Rubtsov, 1947
Tvetenia altimontana Tokunaga, 1960

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Afghanistan
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
18
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org