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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Andaman Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
142
535
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
142
535
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
135
519
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
437
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
14
38
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
17
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
16
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Andaman Islands
2 Families width 31 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito22SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Andaman Islands
16 Genera with 31 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1922Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1903Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Armigeres Theobald, 1917Cord Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1985Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1908Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Ficalbia Theobald, 1901Small Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Heizmannia Ludlow, 1929Metallic Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1820Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1963Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1934Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1924Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1934Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1928Broadtail Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Andaman Islands
31 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) lowisii Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Rhinoskusea) longirostris (Leicester, 1908)⇒ Rhinoskusea longirostris Leicester, 1908
Aedes (Stegomyia) annandalei Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Stegomyia) edwardsi Barraud, 1923
Aedes cancricomes Edwards, 1922
Anopheles (Anopheles) aitkenii James, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) umbrosus Theobald, 1903
Armigeres durhami Edwards, 1917
Chironomus brevistylus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Cladotanytarsus multispinulus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Cryptochironomus bulbosus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Cryptochironomus calyxus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Culex (Culex) edwardsi Barraud, 1923
Culex (Eumelanomyia) malayi Leicester, 1908
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) mammilifer Leicester, 1908
Dicrotendipes arcistylus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Dicrotendipes canitibialis Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Ficalbia nigra Theobald, 1901
Heizmannia (Heizmannia) covelli Barraud, 1929
Lutzia fuscana Wiedemann, 1820
Mimomyia (Ingramia) fusca (Hanson, 1963)⇒ Ficalbia nigra Theobald, 1901
Orthopodomyia andamanensis Barraud, 1934
Tanytarsus flaviradialis Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Tanytarsus magnituberculus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Tanytarsus minimus Kieffer, 1924
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lateralis Ludlow, 1905Field pansy
Uranotaenia christophersi Barraud, 1926
Uranotaenia luteola Edwards, 1934
Verrallina andamanensis Edwards, 1922
Verrallina dux Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Verrallina lugubris Barraud, 1928

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Andaman Islands
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
5
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
11
22
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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