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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Korea (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
487
5750
13716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
485
5742
13703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
5636
13500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
294
4531
11226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
69
574
1747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
159
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
56
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Korea
5 Families width 136 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids56SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito49SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge20SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Korea
56 Genera with 136 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1921Ochlerotatus12SpeciesTaxom
Aedokritus1SpeciesTaxom
Ainuyusurika Sasa & Shira..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1918Malaria Mosquitoes9SpeciesTaxom
Armigeres Theobald, 1898Cord Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Brachypogon Kieffer, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Brillia Kieffer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Chernovskiia Sæther, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1972Non-biting midges6SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito19SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1957Midge12SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1950Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 19925SpeciesTaxom
Einfeldia Kieffer, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Euryhapsis Oliver, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hanochironomus Ree, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Heizmannia Ludlow, 1936Metallic Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Kloosia Kruseman, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1859Predatory Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Microchironomus Kieffer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichocladius Thienemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19816SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19893SpeciesTaxom
Robackia Sæther, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Saetheria Jackson, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19635SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2003Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tokunagayusurika Sasa, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1884Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Korea
136 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) monilis Linnaeus, 1758
Aedes (Aedes) esoensis Yamada, 1921
Aedes (Finlaya) albolateralis Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Finlaya) hatorii Yamada, 1921
Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus Theobald, 1901Asian Bush Mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) chemulpoensis Yamada, 1921
Aedes (Stegomyia) flavopictus Yamada, 1921
Aedes koreicus Edwards, 1917Korean bush mosquito
Aedes nipponicus LaCasse & Ya..., 1948
Aedes seoulensis Yamada, 1921
Aedokritus platycnemis Edwards, 1931
Ainuyusurika tuberculata Tokunaga, 19..., 0
Anopheles (Anopheles) belenrae Rueda, 2005
Anopheles (Anopheles) kleini Rueda, 2005
Anopheles (Anopheles) koreicus Yamada & Wat..., 1918
Anopheles (Anopheles) lesteri Baisas & Hu, 1936
Anopheles (Anopheles) lindesayi Giles, 1900Hawai'i spikemoss
Anopheles (Anopheles) pullus Yamada, 1937
Anopheles (Anopheles) sinensis Wiedemann, 1828Chinese malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) sineroides Yamada, 1924
Anopheles japonicus Yamada, 1918
Armigeres (Armigeres) subalbatus Coquillett, 1898
Brachypogon kremeri Szadziewski ..., 1984
Brachypogon krzeminskii Szadziewski ..., 1984
Brillia japonica Tokunaga, 1939
Cardiocladius fuscus Kieffer, 1924
Ceratopogon cavatus Borkent & Gr..., 1995
Chernovskiia macrocera Saether, 1977
Chironomus (Chironomus) salinarius Kieffer, 1915Redmaids
Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Chironomus circumdatus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus flaviplumus (Tokunaga, 1940)⇒ Chironomus samoensis Edwards, 1928
Chironomus samoënsis Edwards, 1928
Chironomus yoshimatsui Martin e Sub..., 1972
Cladotanytarsus sinjongensis Ree & Kim, 1988
Conchapelopia garim Na & Bae, 2010
Conchapelopia seoulpia Na & Bae, 2010
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) ochracea Theobald, 1903
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) triannulatus Macquart, 1826
Cricotopus (Isocladius) sylvestris Fabricius, 1794Phantom midge
Cricotopus oryzaphagos Ree & Kim, 1998
Culex (Barraudius) modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Barraudius) tanajcus (Stschelkanovzev, 1926)⇒ Culex modestus Ficalbi, 1890
Culex (Culex) jacksoni Edwards, 1934
Culex (Culex) mimeticus Noe, 1899
Culex (Culex) orientalis Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui Colless, 1957
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Culex) vagans Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Culex (Culex) varioannulatus (Theobald, 1903)⇒ Culex pipiens Linnaeus, 1758
Culex (Culex) whitmorei Giles, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) kyotoensis Yamaguti & L..., 1952
Culex (Culiciomyia) sasai Kano, Nitaha..., 1954
Culex (Eumelanomyia) hayashii Yamada, 1917
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) infantulus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Neoculex) rubensis Sasa & Takah..., 1948
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) sinensis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culicoides (Avaritia) jacobsoni Macfie, 1934
Culicoides (Beltranmyia) circumscriptus Kieffer, 1918
Culicoides (Culicoides) nipponensis Tokunaga, 1955
Culicoides (Culicoides) peregrinus Kieffer, 1910
Culicoides (Culicoides) sumatrae Macfie, 1934
Culicoides (Oecacta) clavipalpis Mukerji, 1931
Culicoides arakawae Arakawa, 1910
Culicoides koreensis Arnaud, 1956
Culicoides miharai Kinoshita, 1918
Culicoides nasuensis Kitaoka, 1984
Culicoides pallidulus Yu & Ding, 1993
Culicoides pallidus Khalaf, 1957
Culiseta nipponica LaCasse & Ya..., 1950
Dasyhelea arciforceps Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea bullocki Tokunaga, 1958
Dicrotendipes niveicauda Kieffer, 1921
Dixa byersi Hall, 1954
Dixa corensis Cresson, 1919
Dixa dolichostyla Osten Sacken, 1877
Dixa longistyla Takahashi, 1958Midge
Dixa orientale Peters, 1992
Einfeldia dissidens Walker, 1856
Einfeldia dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Endochironomus impar Walker, 1856
Endochironomus pekanus Kieffer, 1916
Euryhapsis subviridis Siebert, 1979
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Hanochironomus tumerestylus Ree, 1992
Heizmannia lii Wu, 1936
Kloosia koreana Reiss, 1988
Limnophyes gelasinus Saether, 1990
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Limnophyes verpus Wang & Saether, 1993
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Lutzia vorax Bellardi, 1859Graceful asterella
Microchironomus tener Kieffer, 1918
Micropsectra koreana Ree, 1992
Monohelea inflativena Tokunaga, 1962
Nanocladius seoulensis Ree & Kim, 1981
Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) togoi Theobald, 1907
Orthocladius suspensus Tokunaga, 1939
Parachironomus frequens Johannsen, 1905
Paratanytarsus koreanus Reiss, 1981
Paratendipes albimanus Meigen, 1818
Paratendipes nubilus Meigen, 1830
Paratrichocladius rufiventris Meigen, 1830
Pentapedilum parasordens Ree, 1992
Pentapedilum pseudotritum Ree & Kim, 1988
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum edense Ree, 1981
Polypedilum edensis Han Il Ree &..., 1981
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Polypedilum yongsanense Ree, 1981
Polypedilum youngsanensis Han Il Ree &..., 1981
Procladius (Holotanypus) choreus Meigen, 1804
Prosimulium aurantiacum Tonnoir, 1925
Rheotanytarsus dogoensis Ree & Kim, 1988
Rheotanytarsus gayaensis Ree, 1992
Rheotanytarsus kwangnungensis Ree, 1989
Robackia pilicauda Saether, 1977
Saetheria reissi Jackson, 1977
Simulium (Nevermannia) subcostatum Takahasi, 1950
Simulium (Simulium) grisescens Brunetti, 1911
Simulium (Simulium) nacojapi Smart, 1944
Simulium (Simulium) quinquestriatum Shiraki, 1935
Simulium (Simulium) suzukii Rubtsov, 1963
Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894Asian Tiger Mosquito
Stenochironomus koreanus Borkent, 1984
Stenochironomus recticaudatus Borkent, 1984
Stilobezzia claripes Gupta & Wirth, 1968
Tanytarsus seosanensis Ree & Kim, 2003
Tokunagayusurika akamusi Tokunaga, 1938
Toxorhynchites christophi Portschinsky, 1884

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Korea
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
42
76
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
12
54
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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