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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
267
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
30
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
23
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gambia
3 Families width 77 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito34SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge41SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gambia
23 Genera with 77 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1907Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19545SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes9SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1935Midge11SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Homohelea Kieffer, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1887Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1925Indistinct Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1907Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1908Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
77 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) minutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) palpalis Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes albothorax Theobald, 1907
Alluaudomyia maculithorax Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Alluaudomyia marmorata Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Alluaudomyia polyommata Macfie, 1947
Alluaudomyia sordidipennis Clastrier & ..., 1961
Alluaudomyia vudu Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Anopheles (Anopheles) ziemanni Grünberg, 1902
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) melas Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) murphyi Gillies & de..., 1968
Anopheles (Cellia) rufipes Gough, 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) wellcomei Theobald, 1904
Anopheles hebes (Donitz, 1902)⇒ Anopheles funestus Giles, 1900
Bezzia albicornis Meigen, 1818
Bezzia murphyi Clastrier & ..., 1961
Bezzia pallidipes Clastrier & ..., 1961
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Clinohelea nigeriae Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Coquillettidia cristata Theobald, 1904
Culex (Culex) grahamii Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) guiarti Blanchard, 1905
Culex (Culex) invidiosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) philipi Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) poicilipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) galliardi Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) inconspicuosus Theobald, 1908
Culex (Eumelanomyia) sunyaniensis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides clarkei Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides eriodendroni Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides exspectator Clastrier, 1959
Culicoides gambiae Clastrier & ..., 1961
Culicoides magnus Colaco, 1946
Culicoides moreli Clastrier, 1959
Culicoides murphyi Clastrier & ..., 1961
Culicoides nigeriae Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Culicoides nivosus Meillon, 1937
Culicoides stagetus Lee, 1979
Culicoides wansoni Goetghebuer, 1935
Dasyhelea boothi Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Dasyhelea fusciscutellata Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea mcmillani Clastrier & ..., 1961
Dasyhelea nigricans Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Dasyhelea pallidihalter Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Forcipomyia (Thyridomyia) litoraurea Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia castanea Walker, 1848
Forcipomyia hirsuta Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Forcipomyia murphyi Clastrier & ..., 1961
Homohelea melia Meillon, 1943
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mimomyia mediolineata Theobald, 1904
Mimomyia pallida Edwards, 1925
Monohelea messeri Meillon, 1939
Monohelea polychroma Clastrier, 1958
Nilobezzia nigritibialis Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Nilodorum rugosum Freeman, 1957
Phaenobezzia tropica Clastrier & ..., 1961
Serromyia aethiopiae Clastrier & ..., 1961
Sphaeromias par Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) spirogyrae Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Stilobezzia claripennis Clastrier & ..., 1958
Stilobezzia gambiae Clastrier & ..., 1961
Stilobezzia poikiloptera Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Stilobezzia versicolor Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Toxorhynchites conradti Grunberg, 1907
Uranotaenia annulata Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia pallidocephala Theobald, 1908

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Gambia
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
15
43
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
8
34
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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