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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Liberia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
373
5345
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
5344
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
5261
8620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
4580
7746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
70
682
797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
82
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
33
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Liberia
5 Families width 120 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito96SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge17SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Liberia
33 Genera with 120 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1905Ochlerotatus17SpeciesTaxom
Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1905Malaria Mosquitoes10SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Baeohelea Wirth & Blanton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Compterosmittia Sæther, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1930Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito34SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1919Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Echinohelea Macfie, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1909African Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Ficalbia Theobald, 1907Small Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesia Theobald, 1930Tiny Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1909Ant Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Monopelopia Fittkau, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Nannoodes Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenobezzia Haeselbarth, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1827
Gang Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1827
Canopy Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Stenoxenus Coquillett, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19605SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1909Carnivorous Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 2002Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1951Heaven Mosquito16SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
120 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) cumminsii Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leptolabis Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) nigricephalus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Aedimorphus) phyllolabis Edwards, 1929
Aedes (Aedimorphus) punctothoracis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Aedimorphus) reali Hamon & Adam, 1958
Aedes (Aedimorphus) simulans Newstead & C..., 1911
Aedes (Aedimorphus) tarsalis Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Aedimorphus) yangambiensis Meillon & La..., 1944
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) carteri Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) fuscinervis Edwards, 1914
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) monotrichus Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) argenteoventralis Theobald, 1909
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Aedes longipalpis Grunberg, 1905
Alluaudomyia vudu Meillon & Hardy, 1954
Anopheles (Anopheles) obscurus Grünberg, 1905
Anopheles (Anopheles) paludis Theobald, 1900
Anopheles (Cellia) barberellus Evans, 1932
Anopheles (Cellia) cinctus Newstead & C..., 1910
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hargreavesi Evans, 1927
Anopheles (Cellia) melas Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) wellcomei Theobald, 1904
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles smithii Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Atrichopogon colossus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Baeohelea nana Wirth & Blanton, 1970
Camptocladius microtomus (Kieffer, 1924)⇒ Orthocladiinae microtomus Kieffer, 1924
Compterosmittia nerius Curran, 1930
Coquillettidia annettii Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia cristata Theobald, 1904
Corethrella (Corethrella) picticollis Edwards, 1930
Culex (Culex) grahamii Theobald, 1910
Culex (Culex) guiarti Blanchard, 1905
Culex (Culex) ingrami Edwards, 1916
Culex (Culex) invidiosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) perfidiosus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) perfuscus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) pruina Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pseudoannulioris Theobald, 1909
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) schwetzi Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) telesilla de Meillon &..., 1945
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinerellus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Culiciomyia) cinereus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) harleyi Peters, 1955
Culex (Culiciomyia) liberiensis Peters, 1955
Culex (Culiciomyia) macfiei Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) albiventris Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) galliardi Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) horridus Edwards, 1922
Culex (Eumelanomyia) inconspicuosus Theobald, 1908
Culex (Eumelanomyia) insignis Carter, 1911
Culex (Eumelanomyia) macrostylus Sirivanakarn..., 1976
Culex (Eumelanomyia) rima Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) simpliciforceps Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) subrima Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) sunyaniensis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) wigglesworthi Edwards, 1941
Culex (Kitzmilleria) moucheti Evans, 1923
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culicoides ochrothorax Carter, 1919
Echinohelea barbelensis Meillon, 1960
Eretmapodites chrysogaster Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites forcipulatus Edwards, 1936
Eretmapodites gilletti Van Someren, 1949
Eretmapodites inornatus Newstead, 1907
Eretmapodites marcelleae Adam & Hamon, 1959
Eretmapodites oedipodeios Graham, 1909
Ficalbia malfeyti Newstead, 1907
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Forcipomyia mollipes Macfie, 1932
Hodgesia cyptopous Theobald, 1909
Hodgesia nigeriae Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Malaya taeniarostris Theobald, 1911
Malaya trichorostris Theobald, 1909
Monohelea messeri Meillon, 1939
Monohelea nigeriae Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Monopelopia caraguata Mendes, Marc..., 2003
Nannoodes pseudocistela A. Handlirsch, 1906
Phaenobezzia mashonensis Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) blacklocki Meillon, 1930
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) liberiense Garms, 1973
Simulium chiriquiense Field, 1967
Stenoxenus usutae Meillon, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stilobezzia differens Meillon, 1960
Stilobezzia furcipes Meillon, 1960
Stilobezzia poikiloptera Ingram & Macfie, 1922
Stilobezzia simulator Meillon, 1960
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi Dyar & Knab, 1906
Toxorhynchites barbipes Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Toxorhynchites conradti Grunberg, 1907
Toxorhynchites phytophagus Theobald, 1909
Tripteroides janzeni Marsh, 2002
Uranotaenia alboabdominalis Theobald, 1910
Uranotaenia apicotaeniata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia caeruleocephala Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia caliginosa Philip, 1931Canadian serviceberry
Uranotaenia chorleyi Edwards, 1936
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nigripes Theobald, 1905
Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941
Uranotaenia ornata Theobald, 1909
Uranotaenia pallidocephala Theobald, 1908
Uranotaenia philonuxia Cole, 1919Canadian serviceberry
Uranotaenia pseudohenrardi Loew, 1862
Uranotaenia shillitonis Edwards, 1932
Uranotaenia yovani Van Someren, 1951
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Liberia
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
16
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
16
97
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