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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
92
318
497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
92
318
497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
85
298
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
71
266
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
48
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
17
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
13
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guadalcanal
3 Families width 38 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito35SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guadalcanal
13 Genera with 38 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1944Ochlerotatus9SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Bironella Theobald, 1934Biró Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1959Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Ficalbia Theobald, 1903
Small Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesia Theobald, 1962Tiny Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1962Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1950Pestle Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1953Heaven Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guadalcanal
38 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboscutellatus Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Edwardsaedes) imprimens (Walker, 1860)⇒ Edwardsaedes imprimens Walker, 1861
Aedes (Mucidus) aurantius (Theobald, 1907)⇒ Mucidus aurantius Theobald, 1907
Aedes (Scutomyia) albolineatus Theobald, 1904
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) quasiscutellaris Farner & Bohart, 1944
Aedes albilabris Edwards, 1925
Aedes longiforceps Edwards, 1929
Aedes solomonis Stone & Bohart, 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) farauti Laveran, 1902Australian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hinesorum Schmidt, 2001
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) koliensis Owen, 1945
Anopheles (Cellia) lungae Belkin & Sch..., 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) punctulatus Dönitz, 1901
Bironella hollandi Taylor, 1934
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) squamosus Taylor, 1914
Culex (Culiciomyia) fragilis Ludlow, 1903
Culex (Culiciomyia) papuensis Taylor, 1914
Culex (Culiciomyia) pullus Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) becki Belkin, 1962
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) fraudatrix Theobald, 1905
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) perryi Belkin, 1962
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) solomonis Edwards, 1929
Culex (Lutzia) halifaxii (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Lutzia halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Culicoides (Avaritia) jacobsoni Macfie, 1934
Culicoides (Trithecoides) culiciphagus Wirth & Hubert, 1959
Hodgesia solomonis Belkin, 1962
Mansonia melanesiensis Belkin, 1962
Simulium (Morops) sherwoodi Stone & Maffi, 1971
Tripteroides lipovskyi Belkin, 1950
Tripteroides mathesoni Belkin, 1950
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) solomonis Belkin, 1953
Uranotaenia barnesi Hardy, 1943
Uranotaenia civinskii Belkin, 1953
Uranotaenia quadrimaculata Edwards, 1929
Uranotaenia sexaueri Belkin, 1953

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Guadalcanal
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
9
35
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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