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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Honolulu (O´ahu)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
170
539
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
170
539
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
166
530
669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
428
548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
73
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
22
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Honolulu
3 Families width 11 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Honolulu
9 Genera with 11 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1901Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Honolulu
11 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Atrichopogon jacobsoni De Meijere, 1907Biting midge
Chironomus (Chironomus) hawaiiensis Grimshaw, 1901Scaly swordfern
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Dasyhelea hawaiiensis Macfie, 1934Carolina frostweed
Micropsectra hawaiiensis Hardy, 1960Hawai'i peperomia
Smittia marsupialis Busk, 1884
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) amboinensis Doleschall, 1857Mosquito
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Honolulu
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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