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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
457
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
64
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
26
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malawi
5 Families width 72 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito43SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge8SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids14SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malawi
26 Genera with 72 Species
#ABCDEMNPSTU
Aedes Meigen, 1905Ochlerotatus11SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1930Glassworm2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1914Non-biting midges3SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1911Typical Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1925Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1914African Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1887Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1903Indistinct Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Nanocladius Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Paratendipes Kieffer, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19535SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
72 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) quasiunivittatus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Albuginosus) capensis Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Diceromyia) fascipalpis Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Mucidus) sudanensis Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Stegomyia) soleatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) subargenteus Edwards, 1925
Aedes (Stegomyia) unilineatus Theobald, 1906
Aedes (Stegomyia) woodi Edwards, 1922
Aedes fulgens Edwards, 1917
Aedes nyasae Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Aedes wellmanii Theobald, 1905
Anopheles (Anopheles) coustani Laveran, 1900
Anopheles (Cellia) distinctus Newstead & C..., 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) longipalpis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) maculipalpis Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) marshallii Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) seydeli Edwards, 1929
Anopheles rhodesiensis Theobald, 1901
Atrichopogon stannusi Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Bezzia nyasae Macfie, 1932
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) fryeri Verbeke, 1958
Chaoborus edulis Edwards, 1930
Chironomus leucochlorus Kieffer, 1923
Chironomus peringueyi Kieffer, 1923
Chironomus tetraleucus Kieffer, 1914
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) andersoni Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) duttoni Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) perfuscus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) simpsoni Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Culex) toroensis Edwards & Gi..., 1939
Culex (Culex) trifilatus Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) univittatus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) zombaensis Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culiciomyia) nigrochaetae (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Culex nebulosus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Eumelanomyia) insignis Carter, 1911
Culicoides (Avaritia) miombo Meiswinkel, 1991
Culicoides lamborni Ingram & Macfie, 1925
Dasyhelea nyasae Ingram & Macfie, 1925
Dasyhelea philotherma Macfie, 1939
Dasyhelea picata Macfie, 1932
Dicrotendipes collarti Goetghebuer, 1936
Endochironomus woodi Freeman, 1957
Eretmapodites chrysogaster Graham, 1909
Eretmapodites subsimplicipes Edwards, 1914
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mimomyia pallida Edwards, 1925
Mimomyia splendens Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Nanocladius vitellinus Kieffer, 1913
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Paratendipes stictoptera Kieffer, 1922
Paratendipes striatus Kieffer, 1925
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) fuscipenne (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Polypedilum pedestre Meigen, 1830
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) natalense Kieffer, 1918
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) pedestre Meigen, 1830
Pseudosmittia hirtella Freeman, 1953
Sergentia psiloptera Edwards, 1935
Simulium (Edwardsellum) thyolense Vajime, Tamb..., 2000
Simulium (Freemanellum) manense Elsen & Esca..., 1976
Simulium (Lewisellum) nyasalandicum Meillon, 1930
Simulium (Lewisellum) woodi Meillon, 1930
Simulium (Metomphalus) zombaense Freeman & Me..., 1953
Tanypus fuscus Freeman, 1955
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito
Toxorhynchites lutescens Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Malawi
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
15
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
10
45
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
5
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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