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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
1980
4363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
184
1536
3519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
79
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
30
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fiji
4 Families width 71 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito35SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge26SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids9SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fiji
30 Genera with 71 Species
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Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1944Ochlerotatus15SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1917Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1828Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1928Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Foncipomyia1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Hebetula Wirth & Debe..., 19481SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pontomyia Edwards, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1985Green Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1921Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1935Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1924Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
71 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Aedimorphus) trukensis Bohart, 1956
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) horrescens Edwards, 1935
Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951Polynesian tiger mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) pseudoscutellaris Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Stegomyia) rotumae Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859)⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Aedes alocasicola (Marks, 1947)⇒ Finlaya alocasicola Marks, 1947
Aedes burnetti Belkin, 1962
Aedes decticus Howard, Dyar..., 1917And Knab
Aedes fijiensis Marks, 1947
Aedes freycinetiae Laird, 1957
Aedes geoskusea Amos, 1944
Alluaudomyia bipunctata Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Alluaudomyia tenuistylata Tokunaga, 1959
Atrichopogon jacobsoni De Meijere, 1907Biting midge
Bezzia vitilevuensis Wirth & Giles, 1990
Chironomus (Chironomus) hawaiiensis Grimshaw, 1901Scaly swordfern
Chironomus (Chironomus) javanus Kieffer, 1924
Chironomus (Chironomus) magnivalva Kieffer, 1917
Clinohelea tasmaniensis Lee, 1948
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) crassipes van der Wulp, 1881
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) variegata Dobrotworsky, 1962
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Coquillettidia fijiensis Belkin, 1962
Culex (Culex) albinervis Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culicoides (Avaritia) brevitarsis Kieffer, 1917Horse hypersensitive biting midge
Culicoides (Trithecoides) belkini Wirth & Arnaud, 1969
Culicoides (Trithecoides) cancrisocius Macfie, 1946
Culicoides (Trithecoides) mollis Edwards, 1928
Dicrotendipes candidibasis Edwards, 1924
Dicrotendipes vitellina Freeman, 1961
Downeshelea stenochora Wirth & Giles, 1990
Echinohelea flava Tokunaga, 1963
Einfeldia vitellina (Freeman, 1961)⇒ Chironomus javanus Kieffer, 1924
Finlaya alocasicola Marks, 1947
Foncipomyia tooheyae
Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea) carolinensis Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia (Phytohelea) fijiensis Macfie, 1945
Forcipomyia (Proforcipomyia) sauteri Kieffer, 1912
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) imparidentes Debenham, 1987
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Hebetula tonnoiri Lee, 1948
Monohelea beaveri Wirth & Giles, 1990
Monohelea coloisuvae Wirth & Giles, 1990
Monohelea fijiensis Wirth & Giles, 1990
Monohelea leveri Wirth & Giles, 1990
Nilobezzia fijiensis Wirth & Giles, 1990
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) vigilax Skuse, 1889Black Bush-mosquito
Pontomyia natans Edwards, 1926
Simulium (Hebridosimulium) laciniatum Edwards, 1924
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) bifurcata Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) browni Wirth & Giles, 1990
Tanytarsus halophilae Edwards, 1926
Tanytarsus upoluensis Ashe, 1985
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) inornatus Walker, 1865
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) speciosus Skuse, 1889
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Tripteroides purpuratus Edwards, 1921
Uranotaenia colocasiae Krober, 1929
Uranotaenia painei Edwards, 1935
Wyeomyia mystes Dyar, 1924

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Fiji
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
18
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
11
35
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