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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Hawaii (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
398
3505
10669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
395
3498
10661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
390
3479
10616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
257
2690
8339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
442
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
117
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
32
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hawaii
4 Families width 105 Species and 6 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito13SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids67SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae (Newman, 1834)Biting midge24SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hawaii
32 Genera with 105 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1906Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Apedilum Townes, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1960Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Clunio Haliday, 19474SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1922Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 185214SpeciesTaxom
Goeldichironomus Fittkau, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 196013SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads10SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19609SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Rhagosmittia Ferrington &..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsini1SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1960Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19477SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomya Schiner, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Thalassomyia Schiner, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Trondia Ferrington &..., 19607SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1905Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hawaii
105 Species and 6 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) diantaeus Howard, Dyar..., 1913And Knab
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes busckii Coquillett, 1906
Apedilum elachistum Townes, 1945Midge
Atrichopogon jacobsoni De Meijere, 1907Biting midge
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Chironomus (Camptochironomus) crassiforceps Kieffer, 1916Midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) hawaiiensis Grimshaw, 1901Scaly swordfern
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus pauciplumatus (Hardy, 1960)⇒ Tanytarsini pauciplumatus Hardy, 1960
Clunio brevis Stone & Wirth, 1947Island redberry
Clunio littoralis Stone & Wirth, 1947Island redberry
Clunio tsushimensis Tokunaga, 1933Midge
Clunio vagans Stone & Wirth, 1947Island redberry
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) bicinctus Meigen, 1818Midge
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides jamaicensis Edwards, 1922Biting midge
Dasyhelea (Pseudoculicoides) bifida Zilahi-sebess, 1936Biting midge
Dasyhelea calvescens Macfie, 1938
Dasyhelea digna Borkent, 1997
Dasyhelea excellentis Borkent, 1997
Dasyhelea hawaiiensis Macfie, 1934Carolina frostweed
Dasyhelea platychaeta Hardy, 1960Hawai'i peperomia
Dixa longistyla Takahashi, 1958Midge
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) hardyi Wirth & Howarth, 1982
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) kaneohe Wirth & Howarth, 1982
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) palikuensis Hardy, 1960Hawai'i peperomia
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) pholeter Wirth & Howarth, 1982
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) biannulata Ingram & Macfie, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) hygrophila Kieffer, 1924Biting midge
Forcipomyia (Lepidohelea) pulcherrima Santos Abreu, 1918Midge
Forcipomyia (Phytohelea) brevis Johannsen, 1927Pineapple midge
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) fusicornis Coquillett, 1905
Forcipomyia (Schizoforcipomyia) borbonica Clastrier, 1959Biting midge
Forcipomyia chrysolopha Kieffer, 1911Biting midge
Forcipomyia indecora (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Forcipomyia psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia picea (Winnertz, 1852)⇒ Forcipomyia costata Zetterstedt, 1838
Goeldichironomus holoprasinus Goeldi, 1905Midge
Kiefferulus longilobus Kieffer, 1916Midge
Larsia planensis Johannsen, 1946Midge
Metriocnemus herbicola (Hardy, 1960)⇒ Orthocladiinae herbicola Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra albifasciata Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra bryanti Hardy, 1960Hawai'i peperomia
Micropsectra hawaiiensis Hardy, 1960Hawai'i peperomia
Micropsectra hawaiiensis albifasciata Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra hawaiiensis hawaiiensis Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra kaalae Hardy, 1960Hawai'i peperomia
Micropsectra kaalae kaalae Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra kaalae monticola Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra lacteiclava Grimshaw, 1901
Micropsectra lacteiclava lacteiclava
Micropsectra lacteiclava latifasciata Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra latifasciata Hardy, 1960
Micropsectra monticola Hardy, 1960
Orthocladiinae campestris Hardy, 1960
Orthocladiinae davisi Hardy, 1960
Orthocladiinae grimshawi Hardy, 1960
Orthocladiinae herbicola Hardy, 1960
Orthocladiinae kauaiensis Hardy, 1960
Orthocladiinae mauiensis Hardy, 1960
Orthocladiinae membranisensoria Hardy, 1960
Orthocladiinae oahuensis Hardy, 1960
Orthocladiinae williamsi Hardy, 1960
Orthocladiinae wirthi Hardy, 1960
Orthocladius campestris (Hardy, 1960)⇒ Orthocladiinae campestris Hardy, 1960
Orthocladius davisi (Hardy, 1960)⇒ Orthocladiinae davisi Hardy, 1960
Orthocladius grimshawi (Hardy, 1960)⇒ Orthocladiinae grimshawi Hardy, 1960
Orthocladius kauaiensis (Hardy, 1960)⇒ Orthocladiinae kauaiensis Hardy, 1960
Orthocladius mauiensis (Hardy, 1960)⇒ Orthocladiinae mauiensis Hardy, 1960
Orthocladius membranisensoria (Hardy, 1960)⇒ Orthocladiinae membranisensoria Hardy, 1960
Orthocladius oahuensis (Hardy, 1960)⇒ Orthocladiinae oahuensis Hardy, 1960
Orthocladius williamsi (Hardy, 1960)⇒ Orthocladiinae williamsi Hardy, 1960
Orthocladius wirthi (Hardy, 1960)⇒ Orthocladiinae wirthi Hardy, 1960
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) nubiferum Skuse, 1889Midge
Pseudosmittia kauaiensis Hardy, 1960
Pseudosmittia maculiventris Edwards, 1933Biting midge
Pseudosmittia mauiensis Hardy, 1960
Pseudosmittia oahuensis Hardy, 1960
Pseudosmittia paraconjucta Hardy, 1960
Pseudosmittia paraconjuncta Hardy, 1960
Rhagosmittia maculiventris Edwards, 1935
Smittia marsupialis Busk, 1884
Tanytarsini pauciplumatus Hardy, 1960
Tanytarsus pauciplumatus Hardy, 1960
Telmatogeton abnormis Terry, 1913
Telmatogeton fluviatilis Wirth, 1947Florida phlox
Telmatogeton hirtus Wirth, 1947Florida phlox
Telmatogeton japonicus Tokunaga, 1933Marine splash midge
Telmatogeton pacificus Tokunaga, 1935Hyssopleaf asphead
Telmatogeton torrenticola Terry, 1913
Telmatogeton williamsi Wirth, 1947Florida phlox
Thalassomya setosipennis Wirth, 1947Florida phlox
Thalassomyia setosipennis (Wirth, 1947)⇒ Thalassomya setosipennis Wirth, 1947
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) amboinensis Doleschall, 1857Mosquito
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Trondia campestris Hardy, 1960
Trondia davisi Hardy, 1960
Trondia grimshawi Hardy, 1960
Trondia herbicola Hardy, 1960
Trondia membranisensoria Hardy, 1960
Trondia williamsi Hardy, 1960
Trondia wirthi Hardy, 1960
Wyeomyia mitchellii Theobald, 1905Bromeliad mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Hawaii
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
26
91
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
6
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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