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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
254
1397
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
254
1397
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
240
1359
2274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
167
1096
1909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
120
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
27
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
12
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jordan
5 Families width 26 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito19SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jordan
12 Genera with 26 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1937Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Archiaustroconops Szadziewski, 1996
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1979Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Jordanobotomus Kaddumi, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Jordanoconops Szadziewski, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Libanochlites Brundin, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1856Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19213SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jordan
26 Species
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles rupicolus Lewis, 1937
Culex (Culex) antennatus Becker, 1903
Culex (Culex) laticinctus Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) perexiguus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Culex (Culex) sinaiticus Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Maillotia) deserticola Kirkpatrick, 1925
Culex (Neoculex) judaicus Edwards, 1926
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides stagetus Lee, 1979
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Jordanobotomus faigi Kaddumi, 2005
Jordanoconops weitschati R. Szadziewski, 2000
Libanochlites neocomicus L. Brundin, 1976
Mansonia perturbans (Walker, 1856)⇒ Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Simulium (Byssodon) buxtoni Austen, 1923
Simulium (Eusimulium) aureum Fries, 1824
Simulium (Nevermannia) flavipes (Austen, 1921)⇒ Simulium aureum Fries, 1824

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Jordan
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
7
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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