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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Iraq (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1334
2478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
230
1330
2474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
222
1313
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
146
950
1876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
118
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
21
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
12
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iraq
4 Families width 42 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito18SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge20SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iraq
12 Genera with 42 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1961Midge18SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1913Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iraq
42 Species
Anopheles (Anopheles) algeriensis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Anopheles (Anopheles) sacharovi Favre, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) apoci Marsh, 1933
Anopheles (Cellia) pulcherrimus Theobald, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) stephensi Liston, 1901Asian malaria mosquito
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) supplicans Meigen, 1830
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Barraudius) pusillus Macquart, 1850Ivy gourd
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) vagans Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Culex (Maillotia) hortensis Ficalbi, 1889
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) desertorum Gutsevich, 1959
Culicoides (Culicoides) newsteadi Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) nubeculosus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) puncticollis (Becker, 1903)⇒ Culicoides nubeculosus Meigen, 1830
Culicoides (Oecacta) cataneii Clastrier, 1957
Culicoides (Oecacta) festivipennis Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides (Oecacta) kurensis Dzhafarov, 1960
Culicoides (Oecacta) longipennis Khalaf, 1957
Culicoides (Oecacta) odiatus Austen, 1921
Culicoides (Oecacta) pictipennis (Staeger, 1839)⇒ Culicoides festivipennis Kieffer, 1914
Culicoides (Oecacta) sahariensis Kieffer, 1923
Culicoides (Oecacta) shaklawensis Khalaf, 1957
Culicoides (Pontoculicoides) saevus Kieffer, 1922
Culicoides bulbostylus Khalaf, 1961
Culicoides kasimi Kasimi, 1961
Culicoides pallidus Khalaf, 1957
Culicoides pseudopallidus Khalaf, 1961
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Dicrotendipes pallidicornis Goetghebuer, 1934
Harnischia quadricincta Goetghebuer, 1934
Leptoconops mesopotamiensis Patton, 1920
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830
Palpomyia schmidti Goetghebuer, 1934
Simulium (Byssodon) buxtoni Austen, 1923
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) unguiculata Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Iraq
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
6
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
5
18
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