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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Eswatini (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
171
1130
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
171
1130
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
1094
2038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
975
1895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
22
61
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
12
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
9
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eswatini
3 Families width 26 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids10SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eswatini
9 Genera with 26 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1930Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1940Malaria Mosquitoes7SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1830Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Cladopelma Kieffer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Demeijerea Kruseman, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19408SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eswatini
26 Species
Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) natalensis Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
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) merus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) quadriannulatus Theobald, 1911
Anopheles hebes (Donitz, 1902)⇒ Anopheles funestus Giles, 1900
Anopheles ruarinus Edwards, 1940
Cardiocladius latistilus Freeman, 1956
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Cladopelma curtivalva Kieffer, 1917
Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Nanocladius ephippium (Freeman, 1956)⇒ Parakiefferiella ephippium Freeman, 1956
Parakiefferiella ephippium Freeman, 1956
Simulium (Edwardsellum) damnosum Theobald, 1903
Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Metomphalus) albivirgulatum Wanson & Hen..., 1944
Simulium (Metomphalus) bovis Meillon, 1930
Simulium (Metomphalus) medusaeforme Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Metomphalus) vorax Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) cervicornutum Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) mcmahoni Meillon, 1940

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Eswatini
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
6
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
8
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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