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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Gabon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
291
3232
9282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
3232
9282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
277
3152
9053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
2847
8601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
114
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
30
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
15
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gabon
3 Families width 72 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito63SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gabon
15 Genera with 72 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1905Ochlerotatus7SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1934Malaria Mosquitoes20SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1931Typical Mosquito26SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1953Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1901
African Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1901Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1908Heaven Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gabon
72 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) grjebinei Hamon & Tauf..., 1957
Aedes (Aedimorphus) nigricephalus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) apicoargenteus Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Stegomyia) simpsoni Theobald, 1905
Anopheles (Anopheles) collessi Reid, 1963
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Anopheles) implexus Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) paludis Theobald, 1900
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) brunnipes Theobald, 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) carnevalei Brunhes, Le ..., 1999
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hancocki Edwards, 1929
Anopheles (Cellia) maculipalpis Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) moucheti Evans, 1925
Anopheles (Cellia) nili Theobald, 1904
Anopheles (Cellia) squamosus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) theileri Edwards, 1912
Anopheles (Cellia) vinckei De Meillon, 1942
Anopheles caroni Adám, 1961
Anopheles jebudensis Froud, 1944
Anopheles rhodesiensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles ugandae Evans, 1934
Coquillettidia aurites Theobald, 1901
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) decens Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) guiarti Blanchard, 1905
Culex (Culex) ingrami Edwards, 1916
Culex (Culex) invidiosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) neavei Theobald, 1906
Culex (Culex) pallidothoracis Theobald, 1909
Culex (Culex) perfidiosus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) perfuscus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) pruina Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pseudoannulioris Theobald, 1909
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) trifilatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) macfiei Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) subaequalis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) galliardi Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) inconspicuosus Theobald, 1908
Culex (Eumelanomyia) nyangae (Galliard, 1931)⇒ Culex inconspicuosus Theobald, 1908
Culex (Eumelanomyia) rima Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) rubinotus Theobald, 1906
Culex (Eumelanomyia) sunyaniensis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex eschirasi Galliard, 1931
Culicoides (Avaritia) brosseti Vattier & Adam, 1966
Culicoides jouberti Huttel, Hutt..., 1953
Culicoides tristanii Huttel & Ver..., 1953
Forcipomyia marsalae Vattier & Adam, 1966
Lutzia tigripes De Grandpre ..., 1901
Monohelea legrandi Clastrier, 1984
Polypedilum ogoouense Bjørlo, 2001
Polypedilum patulum Bjørlo, 2001
Rheotanytarsus jongkindi Kyerematen &..., 2000
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941
Uranotaenia ornata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia pallidocephala Theobald, 1908

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Gabon
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
9
63
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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