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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Garden Route (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1378
1721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1197
1542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
264
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
62
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
28
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Garden Route
4 Families width 21 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids15SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Garden Route
28 Genera with 21 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1953Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Aphrotenia Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Greniera Doby & David, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Mesosmittia Brundin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psectrotanypus Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 20001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Garden Route
21 Species
Aedes breedensis Muspratt, 1953
Aphrotenia tsitsikamae Brundin, 1966
Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Greniera denaria Davies, Pete..., 1962Number Ten Black Fly
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Limnophyes schnelli Saether, 1990
Mesosmittia nigerrimus
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) rivulorum Kieffer, 1909Okanogan fameflower
Orthocladius (Orthocladius) dorenus Roback, 1957Cusp clover
Orthocladius bergensis Freeman, 1953
Paraphaenocladius impensus Walker, 1856
Paratrichocladius micans Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) lobiferum Freeman, 1954
Simulium (Metomphalus) medusaeforme Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) merops Meillon, 1950
Smittia stercoraria (Rossaro & Le..., 2000)⇒ Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Garden Route
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
24
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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