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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
264
2583
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
263
2582
5935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
2531
5802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1949
4885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
122
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
42
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
25
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guinea
3 Families width 104 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito45SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge58SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guinea
25 Genera with 104 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1907Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Allohelea Kieffer, 19906SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1905Malaria Mosquitoes20SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Boreohelea Clastrier & ..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Clinohelea Kieffer, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1941Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1918Midge4SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Kolenohelea De Meillon &..., 19843SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1915Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Neohelea Clastrier, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Neosphaeromias Das Gupta & ..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 198521SpeciesTaxom
Stiloculicoides Wirth & Grogan, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Tetrabezzia Kieffer, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1932Heaven Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea
104 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) minutus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) tarsalis Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Allohelea afra Clastrier & ..., 1990
Allohelea arboricola Clastrier & ..., 1990
Allohelea guineensis Clastrier & ..., 1990
Allohelea kindiae Clastrier & ..., 1990
Allohelea limosa Clastrier & ..., 1990
Allohelea paucimaculata Clastrier & ..., 1990
Alluaudomyia conjucta Kieffer, 1918
Anopheles (Cellia) brohieri Edwards, 1929
Anopheles (Cellia) flavicosta Edwards, 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) freetownensis Evans, 1925
Anopheles (Cellia) hancocki Edwards, 1929
Anopheles (Cellia) hargreavesi Evans, 1927
Anopheles (Cellia) leesoni Evans, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) maculipalpis Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) maliensis Bailly-Choum..., 1959
Anopheles (Cellia) marshallii Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) melas Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) nili Theobald, 1904
Anopheles (Cellia) pharoensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) rageaui Mattingly & ..., 1954
Anopheles (Cellia) rivulorum Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) somalicus Rivola & Hol..., 1957Blueberry maggot
Anopheles (Cellia) squamosus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) wellcomei Theobald, 1904
Anopheles rhodesiensis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles smithii Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Bezzia lophophora Clastrier, 1988
Boreohelea afrotropica Clastrier & ..., 1990
Brachypogon latifemoris Clastrier, 1989
Brachypogon spinosipes Clastrier, 1989
Brachypogon spinosissimus Clastrier, 1989
Clinohelea hygropetrica Clastrier, 1983
Clinohelea trimaculata Clastrier, 1983
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) grahamii Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) ingrami Edwards, 1916
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) pruina Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) trifilatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) weschei Edwards, 1935
Culex (Eumelanomyia) simpliciforceps Edwards, 1941
Culicoides guineensis Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides rageaui Vattier & Adam, 1966
Culicoides remotus Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides xanthogaster Kieffer, 1918
Echinohelea ornata Clastrier, 1984
Echinohelea pastoriana Clastrier, 1984
Echinohelea vicina Clastrier, 1984
Forcipomyia araneivora Clastrier & ..., 1991
Forcipomyia fusciforceps Kieffer, 1918
Jenkinshelea djalonensis Clastrier, 1983
Jenkinshelea trisensillata Clastrier, 1983
Kolenohelea fuscipennis Clastrier, 1984
Kolenohelea kindiae Clastrier, 1984
Kolenohelea ornata Clastrier, 1984
Lutzia (Lutzia) allostigma (Howard, Dyar..., 1915)⇒ Culex allostigma Howard, Dyar..., 1915
Monohelea ornatithorax Clastrier & ..., 1990
Monohelea pallida Clastrier & ..., 1990
Neohelea pastoriana Clastrier, 1988
Neosphaeromias afrotropicalis Clastrier, 1983
Simulium (Edwardsellum) dieguerense Vajime & Dunbar, 1975
Stenoxenus pastorianus Clastrier, 1982
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) singularis Clastrier, 1985
Stilobezzia afra Clastrier, 1991
Stilobezzia afrotropica Clastrier, 1991
Stilobezzia amplistyla Clastrier, 1989
Stilobezzia angustipennis Clastrier, 1991
Stilobezzia brevicornis Clastrier, 1991
Stilobezzia brevistyla Clastrier, 1989
Stilobezzia carayoni Clastrier, 1986
Stilobezzia djalonensis Clastrier, 1991
Stilobezzia gigantiforceps Clastrier, 1989
Stilobezzia insigniforceps Clastrier, 1989
Stilobezzia kindiae Clastrier, 1991
Stilobezzia latistyla Clastrier, 1989
Stilobezzia latiunguis Clastrier, 1985
Stilobezzia mutabilis Clastrier, 1986
Stilobezzia ornatithorax Clastrier, 1991
Stilobezzia pastoriana Clastrier, 1986
Stilobezzia paucimaculata Clastrier, 1984
Stilobezzia photophila Clastrier, 1984
Stilobezzia seguyi Clastrier, 1990
Stilobezzia unicellula Clastrier, 1985
Stiloculicoides africanus Clastrier, 1993
Stiloculicoides guineensis Clastrier, 1993
Stiloculicoides kindiae Clastrier, 1993
Tetrabezzia africana Clastrier, 1982
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito
Uranotaenia annulata Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia bilineata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia chorleyi Edwards, 1936
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia hopkinsi Edwards, 1932
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nivipous Theobald, 1912
Uranotaenia ornata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia shillitonis Edwards, 1932

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Guinea
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
1
18
58
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
6
45
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