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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
400
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
111
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
59
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
5 Families width 273 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge86SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids69SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito114SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Ghana
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
41
155
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
16
115
Families
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