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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Coast Province (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
785
1134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
173
784
1134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
161
744
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
652
976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
95
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
12
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
6
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Coast Province (Kenya)
2 Families width 23 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito22SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Coast Province (Kenya)
6 Genera with 23 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1941Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1935Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1927African Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1912Heaven Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Coast Province (Kenya)
23 Species
Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) natalensis Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) calceatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) heischi Someren, 1951
Aedes (Stegomyia) mickevichae Huang, 1988
Aedes (Stegomyia) soleatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
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) keniensis Evans, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) rivulorum Leeson, 1935
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Eretmapodites quinquevittatus Theobald, 1901
Eretmapodites silvestris Ingram & De ..., 1927
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Uranotaenia alboabdominalis Theobald, 1910
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia fraseri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia lucyae Van Someren, 1954
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nivipous Theobald, 1912

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Coast Province (Kenya)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
22
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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