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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
457
1009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
132
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
55
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canary Islands
6 Families width 190 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids86SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito24SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge74SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canary Islands
55 Genera with 190 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1907Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 195811SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Chironomini1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1918Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1979Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 185231SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 198118SpeciesTaxom
Georgecraigius Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Halocladius Hirvenoja, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1906Brushy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Krenopelopia Fittkau, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19186SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1908Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads20SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19187SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1906Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 18305SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorthocladius Goetghebuer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1805Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tanypodinae4SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsini2SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1918Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Thalassosmittia Strenzke & R..., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1912Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Virgatanytarsus Pinder, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Wilhelma1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1928Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelimyia Fittkau, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
190 Species
Ablabesmyia pseudornata (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Tanypodinae pseudornata Santos Abreu, 1918
Ablabesmyia rubicundulus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Tanypodinae rubicundulus Santos Abreu, 1918
Ablabesmyia suturalis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Tanypodinae suturalis Santos Abreu, 1918
Ablabesmyia virduliventris (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Tanypodinae virduliventris Santos Abreu, 1918
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes eatoni Edwards, 1916
Aedes thorntoni Dyar & Knab, 1907
Anopheles (Anopheles) eiseni Coquillett, 1902
Anopheles (Anopheles) neomaculipalpus Curry, 1931
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) brunnipes Meigen, 1804
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) fuscus Meigen, 1804
Atrichopogon (Lophomyidium) rostratus Winnertz, 1852
Atrichopogon (Psammopogon) montium Stora, 1936
Atrichopogon (Psammopogon) nemestrinus Santos Abreu, 1918
Atrichopogon albidipes Santos Abreu, 1918
Atrichopogon distinctus Kieffer, 1918
Atrichopogon flavicans Santos Abreu, 1918
Atrichopogon flavihalteratus Santos Abreu, 1918
Atrichopogon fulviventris Santos Abreu, 1918
Atrichopogon obscurus Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Bryophaenocladius cuneiformis Armitage, 1987
Camptocladius fulviscutellatus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae fulviscutellatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Camptocladius palmensis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Camptocladius punctaticollis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae punctaticollis Santos Abreu, 1918
Cardiocladius freyi Stora, 1936
Ceratopogon clavatus Clastrier, 1966
Ceratopogon lactiepennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Ceratopogon obscurus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Atrichopogon obscurus Ewen & Saunders, 1958
Ceratopogon rufigastris Santos Abreu, 1918
Ceratopogon singularis Santos Abreu, 1918
Chironomini leopardinus Santos Abreu, 1918
Chironomus (Chironomus) cingulatus (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Paramerina cingulata Walker, 1856
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Chironomus (Chironomus) venustus (Pinder, 1978)⇒ Chironomini venustus Pinder, 1978
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus leopardinus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Chironomini leopardinus Santos Abreu, 1918
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) similis Goetghebuer, 1921
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Culex (Anoedioporpa) conservator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Anoedioporpa) corrigani Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) pinarocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culicoides (Avaritia) obsoletus Meigen, 1818Common biting midge
Culicoides (Silvaticulicoides) subfasciipennis Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides analis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Culicoides subfasciipennis Kieffer, 1919
Culicoides stagetus Lee, 1979
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) canariensis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) dufouri Laboulbene, 1869
Dasyhelea (Dasyhelea) pulchripes Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) albidipes Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) falculata Remm, 1968
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) flavoscutellata Zetterstedt, 1850
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) sericata Winnertz, 1852
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) storai Borkent, 1997
Dasyhelea abdominalis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea abreui Kieffer, 1921
Dasyhelea albidigaster Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea albohalterata Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea brunnea Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea erythrogaster Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea eximia Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea fenestralis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea flavimanus Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea fraterculus Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea grenieri Clastrier, 1966
Dasyhelea guanchense Clastrier, 1966
Dasyhelea hiemalis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea immaculata Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea intermedia Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea luteipalpis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea luteoscutellata Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea ornatigaster Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea quinquetaeniata Clastrier, 1966
Dasyhelea tenerifensis Clastrier, 1966
Dasyhelea tigalatensis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea varicornis Santos Abreu, 1918
Dasyhelea versicolor Winnertz, 1852
Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dixa tetrica Peus, 1934
Eukiefferiella atlantica (Stora, 1936)⇒ Orthocladiinae atlantica Stora, 1936
Eukiefferiella grancanariensis Stora, 1936
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) nigra Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) pallidipes Santos Abreu, 1918
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) freyi Stora, 1936
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) pulcherrima Santos Abreu, 1918Midge
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia abdominalis Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia acanthophora Remm & Havelka, 1976
Forcipomyia flavicincta Santos Abreu, 1918
Forcipomyia fulvescens Santos Abreu, 1918
Forcipomyia kaltenbachii Winnertz, 1852
Forcipomyia litoralis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Forcipomyia psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia palmensis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Forcipomyia bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia postrema Santos Abreu, 1918
Forcipomyia praecincta Santos Abreu, 1918
Forcipomyia rustica Kieffer, 1919
Forcipomyia santosi (Remm, 1981)⇒ Forcipomyia fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) barbipes Staeger, 1839
Glyptotendipes (Glyptotendipes) pallens Meigen, 1804
Halocladius (Halocladius) millenarius Santos Abreu, 1918
Halocladius (Halocladius) varians Staeger, 1839
Johnbelkinia ulopus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Krenopelopia nigropunctata Staeger, 1839
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Metriocnemus canariensis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae canariensis Santos Abreu, 1918
Metriocnemus decor (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae decor Santos Abreu, 1918
Metriocnemus hirsutulus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae hirsutulus Santos Abreu, 1918
Metriocnemus lurulentus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae lurulentus Santos Abreu, 1918
Metriocnemus palmensis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae palmensis Santos Abreu, 1918
Metriocnemus sociatus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae sociatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Mimomyia clavipalpus Theobald, 1908
Orthocladiinae articulatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae atlantica Stora, 1936
Orthocladiinae canariensis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae decor Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae filipes Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae fulviscutellatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae griseicollis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae hirsutulus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae lineolatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae lurulentus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae multicolor Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae nigrovittatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae ornaticollis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae palmensis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae pseudictericus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae pulchralis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae punctaticollis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae sociatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae umbraticus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladiinae vicinus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladius articulatus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae articulatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladius filipes (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae filipes Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladius griseicollis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae griseicollis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladius lineolatus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae lineolatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladius pulchralis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae pulchralis Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladius umbraticus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae umbraticus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthocladius vicinus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae vicinus Santos Abreu, 1918
Orthopodomyia fascipes Coquillett, 1906
Palpomyia (Palpomyia) flavipes Meigen, 1804
Palpomyia calderana Stora, 1936
Palpomyia flavitibialis Santos Abreu, 1918
Palpomyia luteiventris Santos Abreu, 1918
Paratrichocladius multicolor (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae multicolor Santos Abreu, 1918
Paratrichocladius nigrovittatus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae nigrovittatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Paratrichocladius ornaticollis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Rheocricotopus glabricollis Meigen, 1830
Paratrichocladius pseudictericus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae pseudictericus Santos Abreu, 1918
Paratrichocladius rufiventris Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) lene Becker, 1908
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubifer Skuse, 1889
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Pseudorthocladius (Pseudorthocladius) curtistylus Goetghebuer, 1921Maiden fern
Pseudosmittia brevifurcata Edwards, 1926
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Rheocricotopus (Psilocricotopus) glabricollis Meigen, 1830
Rheotanytarsus rioensis Langton & Ar..., 1995
Simulium (Eusimulium) guimari Becker, 1908
Simulium (Eusimulium) tenerificum Crosskey, 1988
Simulium (Rubzovia) paraloutetense Crosskey, 1988
Smittia leucopogon Meigen, 1804
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tanypodinae pseudornata Santos Abreu, 1918
Tanypodinae rubicundulus Santos Abreu, 1918
Tanypodinae suturalis Santos Abreu, 1918
Tanypodinae virduliventris Santos Abreu, 1918
Tanytarsini hiemalis Santos Abreu, 1918
Tanytarsini trilineatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Tanytarsus hiemalis (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Tanytarsini hiemalis Santos Abreu, 1918
Tanytarsus trilineatus (Santos Abreu, 1918)⇒ Tanytarsini trilineatus Santos Abreu, 1918
Thalassomya frauenfeldi Schiner, 1856Cut-leaf water-milfoil
Thalassosmittia atlantica Stora, 1936
Thaumalea subafricana Becker, 1908
Tvetenia commutata Stora, 1936
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia alboabdominalis Theobald, 1910
Uranotaenia nivipous Theobald, 1912
Virgatanytarsus albisutus Santos Abreu, 1918
Wilhelma mallochi
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) complosa Dyar, 1928
Zavrelimyia nubila Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Canary Islands
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
39
160
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
13
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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