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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
89
244
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
89
244
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
220
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
203
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
25
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
2 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
5 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Armigeres Theobald, 1898Cord Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1959Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Neosphaeromias Das Gupta & ..., 19701SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
6 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Armigeres (Armigeres) subalbatus Coquillett, 1898
Culicoides (Trithecoides) paraflavescens Wirth & Hubert, 1959
Neosphaeromias niger Gupta & Wirth, 1970
Stilobezzia nudisthmostheca Gupta & Wirth, 1968

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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