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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Cook Islands (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
81
280
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
81
280
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
79
278
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
56
196
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
5
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
3
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cook Islands
2 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cook Islands
3 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1951Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19414SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cook Islands
9 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) cooki Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951Polynesian tiger mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Simulium (Inseliellum) castaneum Craig, 1987
Simulium (Inseliellum) mataverense Craig & Craig, 1987
Simulium (Inseliellum) teruamanga Craig, 1986
Simulium (Phoretomyia) copleyi Gibbins, 1941

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Cook Islands
SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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