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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Harare (Mashonaland, Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
234
1679
2379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
233
1678
2378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
227
1654
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
1430
2095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
163
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
34
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Harare
3 Families width 16 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Harare
16 Genera with 16 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1911Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1914Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Fanthamia De Meillon, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Neomelanoconion Theobald, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Harare
16 Species
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) luteolateralis Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) quadriannulatus Theobald, 1911
Bezzia rhodesiensis Haeselbarth, 1975
Bezzia wirthi Haeselbarth, 1965
Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914
Cricotopus verbekei Freeman, 1956
Culex (Culex) epidesmus Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Fanthamia cardinis Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Nilothauma latocaudatum Adam & Saether, 1999
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Paracladopelma rhoedesianum Kieffer, 1923
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Uranotaenia alba Theobald, 1901

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Harare
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
11
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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