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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Kiribati (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
193
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
193
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
189
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
147
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
21
42
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
14
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
8
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kiribati
3 Families width 20 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kiribati
8 Genera with 20 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1944Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19406SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19362SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Spaniotoma Philippi, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kiribati
20 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) nocturnus Thoebald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) marshallensis Stone & Bohart, 1944
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Dasyhelea dupliforceps Tokunaga, 1959
Dasyhelea esakii Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea flavescens Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Dasyhelea insularis Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea palauensis Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea peliliouensis Tokunaga, 1940
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) flavitibialis Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) fidens Macfie, 1936
Orthocladiinae bifurcata Tokunaga, 1936
Pseudosmittia bifurcata Tokunaga, 1936
Pseudosmittia christmasensis Ferrington &..., 2011
Pseudosmittia licina Ferrington &..., 2011
Spaniotoma bifurcata (Tokunaga, 1936)⇒ Orthocladiinae bifurcata Tokunaga, 1936
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Kiribati
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
5
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
3
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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