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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1990
4696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
477
1237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
74
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
42
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
5 Families width 115 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids49SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito28SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge36SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
42 Genera with 115 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1937Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Chironominae1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomini2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1903Non-biting midges9SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Clinotanypus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1925Typical Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1921Midge10SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1921Cool Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomella Sæther, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19439SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Macropeza Meigen, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18332SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads1SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19257SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsini1SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1911Green Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1913Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
115 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) dusoleili Goetghebuer, 1935
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas, 1771
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Ochlerotatus detritus Haliday, 1833
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Alluaudomyia nilogenes Kieffer, 1924
Anopheles (Anopheles) algeriensis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Anopheles) tenebrosus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) ainshamsi Gad, Harbach..., 2006
Anopheles (Cellia) multicolor Cambouliu, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) pharoensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) sergentii Theobald, 1907
Anopheles rupicolus Lewis, 1937
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) flavitarsatus Becker, 1903
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) fuscus Meigen, 1804
Atrichopogon (Psammopogon) luteicollis Becker, 1903
Atrichopogon aegyptius Kieffer, 1925
Atrichopogon callipotami Macfie, 1924
Bezzia aegytia Kieffer, 1924
Chironominae flavicans Macquart, 1850
Chironomini nigrocinctus Becker, 1903
Chironomini variotarsatus Becker, 1903
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus aegyptius Kieffer, 1913
Chironomus diakonoffi Kruseman, 1949
Chironomus flavicans (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Chironominae flavicans Macquart, 1850
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus nigrocinctus (Becker, 1903)⇒ Chironomini nigrocinctus Becker, 1903
Chironomus noctuabundus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus nocturnalis Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus variotarsatus (Becker, 1903)⇒ Chironomini variotarsatus Becker, 1903
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934
Cladotanytarsus aegyptius Ghonaim, Ali..., 2005
Cladotanytarsus lewisi Freeman, 1950
Clinotanypus claripennis Kieffer, 1918
Clunio marinus Haliday, 1855
Cricotopus aegyptius (Kieffer, 1925)⇒ Orthocladiinae aegyptius Kieffer, 1925
Cryptochironomus incisus Kruseman, 1949
Cryptochironomus nilogenes Kieffer, 1925
Culex (Barraudius) pusillus Macquart, 1850Ivy gourd
Culex (Culex) antennatus Becker, 1903
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sinaiticus Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Lasiosiphon) adairi Kirkpatrick, 1926
Culex (Maillotia) arbieeni Salem, 1938
Culex (Maillotia) deserticola Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides (Culicoides) newsteadi Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) riethi Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) stigma Meigen, 1818
Culicoides catharinae Kremer, 1991
Culicoides distinctipennis Austen, 1912
Culicoides hanae Braverman, D..., 1983
Culicoides kingi Austen, 1912
Culicoides pilosipennis Kieffer, 1924
Culicoides vitreipennis Austen, 1921
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Culiseta (Culiseta) subochrea Edwards, 1921
Cyphomella camelus Kieffer, 1925
Dasyhelea (Dicryptoscena) modesta Winnertz, 1852
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) arenivaga Macfie, 1943
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) arenosa Kieffer, 1925
Dasyhelea egypti Macfie, 1943
Dasyhelea fusca Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea heliophila Macfie, 1943
Dasyhelea ismalilliae Macfie, 1943
Dasyhelea luteocincta Kieffer, 1924
Dasyhelea moascari (Macfie, 1943)⇒ Dasyhelea modesta Winnertz, 1852
Dicrotendipes fusconotatus Kieffer, 1922
Dicrotendipes nilophilus Kieffer, 1925
Dicrotendipes nitididorsum Kieffer, 1925
Dicrotendipes nocticola Kieffer, 1911
Dicrotendipes quaturodecimpunctatus Goetghebuer, 1936
Dixella aegyptiaca Wagner, Frei..., 1992
Forcipomyia marsafae Ghonaim, Ibr..., 2001
Forcipomyia nilicola Kieffer, 1925
Forcipomyia urnigera Kieffer, 1924
Johannsenomyia imparunguis Becker, 1903
Leptoconops (Holoconops) kerteszi Kieffer, 1908
Leptoconops dissimilis Clastrier, 1975
Leptoconops macfiei Clastrier, 1975
Macropeza nuda Becker, 1903
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Nilobezzia nilotica Kieffer, 1924
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) caspius Pallas, 1771
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) detritus Haliday, 1833
Orthocladiinae aegyptius Kieffer, 1925
Parachironomus aculeatus Kieffer, 1921
Paracladopelma graminicolor Kieffer, 1925
Paratendipes striatus Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) albosignatum Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) quinqueguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Polypedilum (Tripodura) aegyptium Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tridens Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum marsafae Ghonaim, Ali..., 2005
Polypedilum sate Kieffer, 1925
Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926
Procladius noctivagus Kieffer, 1910
Serromyia mangrovi Dalacolle & ..., 1987
Simulium (Byssodon) griseicolle Becker, 1903
Stictochironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1921
Tanytarsini nocturnus Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus dollfusi Goetghebuer, 1938
Tanytarsus itsae Ghonaim, 2005
Tanytarsus nilicola Kieffer, 1923
Tanytarsus nocticola Kieffer, 1911
Tanytarsus nocturnus (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Tanytarsini nocturnus Kieffer, 1911
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Egypt
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
34
85
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
29
Families
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