Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Makhanda (Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 229
1256
1792 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 229
1256
1792 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 219
1242
1781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 169
1090
1648 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 41
216
316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 5
19
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges | 3
11
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
3 Families width 19 Species
Genera for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
11 Genera with 19 Species | Aedes Meigen, 1904 | Ochlerotatus | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1900 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomus Meigen, 1957 | Non-biting midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1903 | Typical Mosquito | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Culiseta Felt, 1838 | Cool Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lutzia Theobald, 1901 | Predatory Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simulium Latreille, 1902 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypus Meigen, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1954 | Green Midges | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
19 Species | Aedes (Aedimorphus) dentatus Theobald, 1904 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900 | | | Chironomus satchelli Freeman, 1957 | | | Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 | Brown house mosquito | | Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905 | Wood sorrel | | Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903 | Oxalis | | Culiseta (Allotheobaldia) longiareolata Macquart, 1838 | | | Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914) | ⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908 | | Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911 | | | Lutzia tigripes De Grandpre ..., 1901 | | | Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi Pomeroy, 1922 | | | Simulium (Metomphalus) medusaeforme Pomeroy, 1920 | | | Simulium (Metomphalus) vorax Pomeroy, 1922 | | | Simulium (Nevermannia) nigritarse Coquillett, 1902 | | | Tanypus guttatipennis Goetghebuer, 1935 | | | Tanytarsus aterrimus Freeman, 1954 | | | Tanytarsus hjulorum Ekrem & Stur, 2007 | | | Tanytarsus luctuosus Freeman, 1958 | | | Tanytarsus pallidulus Freeman, 1954 | |
Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Makhanda (Grahamstown)
Links, sources and further information Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org
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