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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Islands of Japan (Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
176
941
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
176
941
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
173
935
1667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
772
1410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
169
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
59
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
25
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Islands of Japan
5 Families width 64 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge20SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids25SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Islands of Japan
25 Genera with 64 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1979Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1936Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1999Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1980Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1979Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1937Midge8SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Heizmannia Ludlow, 1979Metallic Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1908Ant Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19998SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1999Green Midges7SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1979Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1979Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1973Broadtail Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Zavrelia Kieffer , Th..., 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Islands of Japan
64 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes amamiensis Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Aedes miyarai Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Aedes nishikawai Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Aedes taiwanus Lien, 1968
Aedes yaeyamensis Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Alluaudomyia pseudomarginalis Wirth & Delf..., 1964
Alluaudomyia spinosipes Tokunaga, 1962
Anopheles (Anopheles) lesteri Baisas & Hu, 1936
Bezzia micronyx Kieffer, 1921
Chironomus tusimaabeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Corethrella (Corethrella) urumense Miyagi, 1980
Culex ryukyuanus Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Culicoides (Avaritia) actoni Smith, 1929
Culicoides (Avaritia) jacobsoni Macfie, 1934
Culicoides (Avaritia) wadai Kitaoka, 1980
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) arakawai Arakawa, 1910
Culicoides (Culicoides) indianus Macfie, 1932
Culicoides (Culicoides) sumatrae Macfie, 1934
Culicoides (Oecacta) peliliouensis Tokunaga, 1936
Culicoides amamiensis (Tokunaga, 1937)⇒ Culicoides sumatrae Macfie, 1934
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) fuscimanus Kieffer, 1921
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) esakiana Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Proforcipomyia) sauteri Kieffer, 1912
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) adhesipes Macfie, 1932
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) fidens Macfie, 1936
Heizmannia kana Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Malaya genurostris Leicester, 1908
Micropsectra tusimakelea Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Micropsectra tusimalemea Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Micropsectra tusimamenea Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Micropsectra tusimaneoa Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Micropsectra tusimaopea Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Micropsectra tusimapequea Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Micropsectra tusimaquerea Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Micropsectra tusimaresea Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Microtendipes tusimabeceus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Microtendipes tusimacedeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Microtendipes tusimadeeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Nilobezzia javanensis Macfie, 1934
Pentapedilum tusimaefeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Pentapedilum tusimafegeum Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Polypedilum tusimageheum Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Pseudosmittia togadistalis (Sasa, Watana..., 1992)⇒ Pseudosmittia gracilis Goetghebuer, 1913
Rheotanytarsus tusimaseteus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Simulium (Nevermannia) batoense Edwards, 1934
Simulium (Simulium) oshimanum Shiraki, 1935
Simulium (Simulium) suzukii Rubtsov, 1963
Simulium (Wallacellum) yonakuniense Takaoka, 1972
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) alba Tokunaga, 1940
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) festiva Kieffer, 1911
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) inermipes Kieffer, 1912
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Tanytarsus tusimatbeceus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Tanytarsus tusimatcedeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Tanytarsus tusimatdeeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Tanytarsus tusimatefeus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Tanytarsus tusimatgeheus Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Tanytarsus tusimatneous Sasa & Suzuki, 1999
Tripteroides yaeyamensis Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Uranotaenia ryukyuana Tanaka, Mizu..., 1979
Verrallina atriisimilis Tanaka & Miz..., 1973
Verrallina iriomotensis Tanaka & Miz..., 1973
Zavrelia tusimatijea Sasa & Suzuki, 1999

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Islands of Japan
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
15
45
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
9
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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