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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Kruger National Park (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
155
609
768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
154
608
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
542
697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
103
490
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
141
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
34
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
29
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kruger National Park
5 Families width 52 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids33SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kruger National Park
29 Genera with 52 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1818
Malaria Mosquitoes0SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1923Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Kribiothauma Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilotanypus Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Pentaneura Philippi, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 192018SpeciesTaxom
Stenochironomus Kieffer, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1958Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kruger National Park
52 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) freemani Harrison, 1978
Ablabesmyia apendiculata
Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953
Chironomus peringueyi Kieffer, 1923
Chironomus transvaalensis Kieffer, 1923
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934
Cladotanytarsus reductus Freeman, 1954
Corynoneura dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1935
Cricotopus meilloni Freeman, 1956
Cricotopus scottae Freeman, 1956
Cryptochironomus nigrocorporis Freeman, 1957
Cryptochironomus nudiforceps (Kieffer, 1922)⇒ Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Kribiothauma pulchellum Kieffer, 1921
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Nilotanypus comatus Freeman, 1953
Parakiefferiella harrisoni
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Paratendipes seydeli Freeman, 1957
Pentaneura inconspicua Malloch, 1915
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) wittei Freeman, 1955
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) abyssiniae Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) annulatipes Kieffer, 1910
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) deletum Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) dewulfi Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) laterale Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tropicum Kieffer, 1913
Procladius shibrui Harrison, 1991
Pseudosmittia hamata (Freeman, 1956)⇒ Pseudosmittia danconai Marcuzzi, 1947
Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002
Simulium (Edwardsellum) damnosum Theobald, 1903
Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Meilloniellum) hirsutum Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Metomphalus) bovis Meillon, 1930
Simulium (Metomphalus) chutteri Lewis, 1965
Simulium (Metomphalus) hargreavesi Gibbins, 1934
Simulium (Metomphalus) medusaeforme Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Metomphalus) natalense Meillon, 1950
Simulium (Nevermannia) nigritarse Coquillett, 1902
Simulium (Nevermannia) ruficorne Macquart, 1838
Simulium (Nevermannia) rutherfoordi Meillon, 1937
Simulium (Phoretomyia) copleyi Gibbins, 1941
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) alcocki Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) bequaerti Gibbins, 1936
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) cervicornutum Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) impukane Meillon, 1936
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) mcmahoni Meillon, 1940
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) unicornutum Pomeroy, 1920
Stenochironomus antennalis Kieffer, 1922
Stenochironomus pustulatus Freeman, 1955
Tanypus guttatipennis Goetghebuer, 1935
Tanytarsus trifidus Freeman, 1958

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Kruger National Park
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
25
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
3
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
18
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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