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Checklist of Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
for French Polynesia (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
229
1116
2483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
228
1114
2480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
221
1094
2447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
847
2078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
178
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
38
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
20
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for French Polynesia
4 Families width 97 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge22SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids11SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies48SpeciesTaxom


Genera for French Polynesia
20 Genera with 97 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1952Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19335SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1928Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1962Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1928Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Lasiohelea Kieffer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Rhagosmittia Ferrington &..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 201748SpeciesTaxom
Spaniotoma Philippi, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Styloconops Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Yama Sublette & M..., 19801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Polynesia
97 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951Polynesian tiger mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) pseudoscutellaris Theobald, 1910
Aedes edgari Stone & Rosen, 1952
Atrichopogon jacobsoni De Meijere, 1907Biting midge
Atrichopogon obscuripes Macfie, 1933
Atrichopogon pullatus Macfie, 1933
Atrichopogon rubidus Macfie, 1933
Atrichopogon umbrosus Macfie, 1933
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916Midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) magnivalva Kieffer, 1917
Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) atriceps Edwards, 1926
Culex (Culex) kesseli Belkin, 1962
Culex (Culex) litoralis Bohart, 1946
Culex (Culex) marquesensis Stone & Rosen, 1953
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) roseni Belkin, 1962
Culicoides (Oecacta) insulanus Macfie, 1933
Culicoides (Oecacta) peliliouensis Tokunaga, 1936
Culicoides (Trithecoides) belkini Wirth & Arnaud, 1969
Culicoides (Trithecoides) mollis Edwards, 1928
Dasyhelea fulvicauda Macfie, 1933
Dasyhelea pacifica Macfie, 1933
Dasyhelea pacifica pallida Macfie, 1933
Dasyhelea russa Macfie, 1933
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) fuliginosa Meigen, 1818
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) inornatipennis Austen, 1912
Forcipomyia (Proforcipomyia) sauteri Kieffer, 1912
Forcipomyia (Trichohelea) pacifica Macfie, 1933
Lasiohelea pacifica (Macfie, 1933)⇒ Forcipomyia pacifica Macfie, 1933
Leptoconops (Styloconops) albiventris Meijere, 1915Nono blanc des plages
Pseudosmittia brachydicrana Edwards, 1927
Pseudosmittia maculiventris Edwards, 1933Biting midge
Rhagosmittia maculiventris Edwards, 1935
Simulium (Hebridosimulium) anatolicum Craig, 1987
Simulium (Inseliellum) adamsoni Edwards, 1932
Simulium (Inseliellum) admixtum Craig, 1987
Simulium (Inseliellum) arlecchinum Craig, 1987
Simulium (Inseliellum) bogusium Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) buissoni Roubaud, 1906
Simulium (Inseliellum) castaneum Craig, 1987
Simulium (Inseliellum) cataractarum Craig, 1987
Simulium (Inseliellum) cheesmanae Edwards, 1927
Simulium (Inseliellum) clibanarium Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) concludium Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) connae Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) dojeycorium Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) dussertorum Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) evenhuisi Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) exasperans Craig, 1987
Simulium (Inseliellum) fararae Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) fossatiae Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) gallinum Edwards, 1932
Simulium (Inseliellum) hirticranium Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) hukaense Sechan, 1983
Simulium (Inseliellum) jnabsium Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) joyae Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) lonckei Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) lotii Craig, 1987
Simulium (Inseliellum) malardei Craig, 1987
Simulium (Inseliellum) maraaense Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) mesodontium Craig, 1987
Simulium (Inseliellum) middlemissae Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) mumfordi Edwards, 1932
Simulium (Inseliellum) neoviceps Craig, 1987
Simulium (Inseliellum) opunohuense Craig, 1987
Simulium (Inseliellum) oviceps Edwards, 1933
Simulium (Inseliellum) pallidicranium Craig & Joy, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) pichoni Craig, Fossa..., 1995
Simulium (Inseliellum) proctorae Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) pufauense Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) raivavaense D. A. Craig, 2013
Simulium (Inseliellum) rivierei Craig, Fossa..., 1995
Simulium (Inseliellum) rurutuense Craig, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) sechani Craig & Fossati, 1995
Simulium (Inseliellum) shannonae Craig, 1997
Simulium (Inseliellum) sublonckei Craig, 2004
Simulium (Inseliellum) tahitiense Edwards, 1927
Simulium (Phoretomyia) copleyi Gibbins, 1941
Simulium dussertium
Simulium littopyga Craig & Even..., 2017
Simulium littosocius Craig & Even..., 2017
Spaniotoma maculiventris (Edwards, 1933)⇒ Rhagosmittia maculiventris Edwards, 1935
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) maculipes Macfie, 1933
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) tenebrosa Macfie, 1933
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Styloconops albiventris De Meijere, 1915
Telmatogeton pusillum Edwards, 1933
Thalassomya africana Edwards, 1926
Thalassomya pilipes Edwards, 1928
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito
Yama tahitiensis Sublette & M..., 1980

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in French Polynesia
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
15
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
48
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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