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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Albania (Southeast Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2795
6736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
307
2794
6735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
298
2770
6699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
2299
5842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
186
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
58
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Albania
4 Families width 10 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Albania
7 Genera with 10 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1926Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Albania
10 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, 1818Common anopheles mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) messeae Falleroni, 1926
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) vishnui Theobald, 1901
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Polypedilum variegatum Goetghebuer, 1931
Simulium (Wilhelmia) balcanicum Enderlein, 1924
Thaumalea zernyi Edwards, 1929

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Albania
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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