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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Lesotho (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
288
1986
3848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1983
3844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
273
1955
3809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
1398
2793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
247
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
53
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
34
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lesotho
4 Families width 47 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids30SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lesotho
34 Genera with 47 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1973Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Archaeochlus Brundin, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1830Non-biting midges5SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Conchapelopia Fittkau, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1941Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1973Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1838Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Harnischia Kieffer, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Larsia Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Metomphalus Enderlein, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Nilodorum Mattoon and ..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramerina Fittkau, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pentapedilum Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheocricotopus Brundin, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19541SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19026SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tvetenia Tvetenia, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesotho
47 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) dusoleili Goetghebuer, 1935
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) freemani Harrison, 1978
Aedes juppi McIntosh, 1973
Archaeochlus bicirratus Brundin, 1966
Archaeochlus drakensbergensis Brundin, 1966
Chironomus (Chironomus) calipterus Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus caffrarius Kieffer, 1914
Chironomus callichirus Kieffer, 1911
Chironomus formosipennis Kieffer, 1908
Chironomus pulcher (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Demeijerea rufipes Linnaeus, 1761
Cladotanytarsus (Cladotanytarsus) pseudomancus Goetghebuer, 1934
Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) albitibia Walker, 1848
Cricotopus kisantuensis Goetghebuer, 1934
Cricotopus micans (Kieffer, 1918)⇒ Orthocladiinae micans Kieffer, 1918
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nigrochaetae (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Culex nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) simpliciforceps Edwards, 1941
Culex (Maillotia) salisburiensis Theobald, 1901
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex bwambanus Edwards, 1941
Culicoides bassetorum Callot, Krem..., 1973
Culicoides galliardi Callot, Krem..., 1973
Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838
Dicrotendipes peringueyanus Kieffer, 1924
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Eukiefferiella clavigera Freeman, 1956
Harnischia curtilamellata Malloch, 1915
Harnischia lacteiforceps Kieffer, 1923
Limnophyes natalensis Kieffer, 1914
Microtendipes satchelli Freeman, 1955
Nilodorum brevibucca Kieffer, 1922
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Pentapedilum anale Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) anale Freeman, 1954
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) deletum Goetghebuer, 1936
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) natalense Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) subovatum Freeman, 1958
Polypedilum (Tripodura) tropicum Kieffer, 1913
Rheotanytarsus fuscus Freeman, 1954
Simulium (Anasolen) dentulosum Roubaud, 1915
Simulium (Edwardsellum) damnosum Theobald, 1903
Simulium (Metomphalus) chutteri Lewis, 1965
Simulium (Metomphalus) medusaeforme Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Metomphalus) vorax Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Nevermannia) nigritarse Coquillett, 1902
Tanypus guttatipennis Goetghebuer, 1935

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Lesotho
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
28
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
1
4
9
Family
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