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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Chad (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1189
2396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
186
1188
2395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
178
1169
2356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
874
1875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
99
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
37
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
33
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chad
3 Families width 79 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge13SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids60SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chad
33 Genera with 79 Species
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Anopheles Meigen, 1910Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Beckidia Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1923Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19746SpeciesTaxom
Demicryptochironomus Lenz, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19578SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Gillotia Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Nilodosis Kieffer, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19218SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1958Green Midges6SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19362SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chad
79 Species
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes Gough, 1910
Atrichopogon conspicuus Clastrier, R..., 1961
Atrichopogon lutescens Clastrier, R..., 1961
Beckidia hirsti Freeman, 1957
Bezzia griseipes Clastrier, R..., 1961
Bezzia platyura Macfie, 1947
Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953
Chironomus acuminatus Freeman, 1957
Chironomus leucochlorus Kieffer, 1923
Cladopelma inflexum Freeman, 1957
Cladotanytarsus capensis Freeman, 1954
Cladotanytarsus reductus Freeman, 1954
Cricotopus bergensis Freeman, 1954
Cricotopus scottae Freeman, 1956
Cryptochironomus lindneri Freeman, 1954
Cryptochironomus nigrocorporis Freeman, 1957
Cryptochironomus niligenus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) neavei Theobald, 1906
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Dasyhelea biannulata Clastrier, R..., 1961
Dasyhelea flaveola Clastrier, R..., 1961
Dasyhelea nigrina Clastrier, R..., 1961
Dasyhelea nigritula Clastrier, R..., 1961
Dasyhelea tiberstiensis Clastrier, R..., 1961
Dasyhelea wirthi Clastrier, 1974
Demicryptochironomus cinereithorax Goetghebuer, 1934
Dicrotendipes chambiensis Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes cordatus Kieffer, 1922
Dicrotendipes crispi Freeman, 1957
Dicrotendipes ealae Freeman, 1957
Dicrotendipes kribiicola Kieffer, 1923
Dicrotendipes multispinosus Freeman, 1957
Dicrotendipes schoutendeni Goetghebuer, 1936
Dicrotendipes sudanicus Freeman, 1957
Endochironomus disparilis Goetghebuer, 1936
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) biannulata Ingram & Macfie, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia cirrhosa Clastrier, R..., 1961
Gillotia trifida Freeman, 1957
Harnischia lacteiforceps Kieffer, 1923
Leptoconops fuscipennis Clastrier, R..., 1961
Nilodorum rugosum Freeman, 1957
Nilodosis fusca Kieffer, 1922
Nilotanypus comatus Freeman, 1953
Nilothauma pictipenne Kieffer, 1927Pygmy fameflower
Parachironomus dewulfianus Goetghebuer, 1934
Parachironomus lewisi Freeman, 1957
Parachironomus sinuatus Freeman, 1957
Parachironomus unicalcar Freeman, 1957
Paracladopelma melutense Freeman, 1957
Paracladopelma pullatum Freeman, 1957
Paracladopelma reidi Freeman, 1957
Paramerina nigromarmorata Goetghebuer, 1935
Paratendipes crosskeyi Freeman, 1956
Paratendipes seydeli Freeman, 1957
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) abyssiniae Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) bifalcatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) fuscipenne (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Polypedilum pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) melanophilum Kieffer, 1911
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) tenuitarse Kieffer, 1922
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tropicum Kieffer, 1913
Polypedilum alboguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Procladius albitalus Freeman, 1955
Procladius maculosus Freeman, 1955
Procladius polytomus Kieffer, 1923
Procladius reidi Freeman, 1955
Rheotanytarsus angustus
Stictochironomus fusiformis Kieffer, 1921
Tanytarsus angustus (Freeman, 1955)⇒ Rheotanytarsus angustus
Tanytarsus bifurcus Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus flexistilus Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus mcmillani Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus spadiceonotatus Freeman, 1958
Tanytarsus zariae Freeman, 1958
Xenochironomus trisetosus Kieffer, 1922
Xenochironomus ugandae Goetghebuer, 1936

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Chad
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
31
73
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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