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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
113
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
2 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
6 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1953Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
6 Species
Aedes harrisoni Muspratt, 1953
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Metriocnemus capensis (Freeman, 1954)⇒ Parametriocnemus capensis Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Pseudosmittia rectilobus Freeman, 1955
Telmatogeton minor Kieffer, 1914Pygmy fameflower

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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