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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Cyprus (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
334
2235
4339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
333
2233
4337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
319
2206
4292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
1715
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
183
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
43
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cyprus
4 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cyprus
8 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1968Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1913Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cyprus
8 Species
Aedes phoeniciae Coluzzi & Sa..., 1968
Anopheles (Cellia) multicolor Cambouliu, 1902
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Forcipomyia cypri Kieffer, 1918
Procladius denticulatus Sublette, 1964
Simulium (Obuchovia) auricoma Meigen, 1818

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Cyprus
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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